Article: The roles of human capital and social capital in the economic integration of new arrivals from Mainland China to Hong Kong

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TitleThe roles of human capital and social capital in the economic integration of new arrivals from Mainland China to Hong Kong
AuthorsChou, KL1
Chow, NWS1
KeywordsChina
Economic integration
Human capital
New immigrants
Social capital
Issue Date2009
PublisherPergamon. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/habitatint
CitationHabitat International, 2009, v. 33 n. 4, p. 340-346 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.habitatint.2008.08.001
AbstractAlthough it has been hypothesized in the literature that both human capital and social capital are important for the economic performance of new immigrants, few studies have examined these relationships empirically, especially in understudied populations such as Chinese populations. This study simultaneously examines the roles of human capital and social capital in the economic integration of new arrivals from Mainland China to Hong Kong, using a random sample of immigrants. In the early stage of immigration (less than 6 months after arrival), we find little support for the presumed positive effects of both human capital and social capital on employment status among new arrivals in Hong Kong. Follow-up studies are underway to investigate the dynamic relationship between social capital and economic integration in this group of new arrivals, and whether social capital, especially friendship networks, plays a more important role in the economic integration of new immigrants 1 or 2 years after arrival. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
ISSN0197-3975
2011 Impact Factor: 1.434
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.067
DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.habitatint.2008.08.001
ISI Accession Number IDWOS:000267649500005
ReferencesReferences in Scopus
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dc.contributor.authorChou, KL
dc.contributor.authorChow, NWS
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-06T08:26:28Z
dc.date.available2010-09-06T08:26:28Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractAlthough it has been hypothesized in the literature that both human capital and social capital are important for the economic performance of new immigrants, few studies have examined these relationships empirically, especially in understudied populations such as Chinese populations. This study simultaneously examines the roles of human capital and social capital in the economic integration of new arrivals from Mainland China to Hong Kong, using a random sample of immigrants. In the early stage of immigration (less than 6 months after arrival), we find little support for the presumed positive effects of both human capital and social capital on employment status among new arrivals in Hong Kong. Follow-up studies are underway to investigate the dynamic relationship between social capital and economic integration in this group of new arrivals, and whether social capital, especially friendship networks, plays a more important role in the economic integration of new immigrants 1 or 2 years after arrival. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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dc.identifier.citationHabitat International, 2009, v. 33 n. 4, p. 340-346 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.habitatint.2008.08.001
dc.identifier.citeulike5469162
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.habitatint.2008.08.001
dc.identifier.epage346
dc.identifier.hkuros159452
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000267649500005
dc.identifier.issn0197-3975
2011 Impact Factor: 1.434
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.067
dc.identifier.issue4
dc.identifier.openurl
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-67349185842
dc.identifier.spage340
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/82187
dc.identifier.volume33
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherPergamon. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/habitatint
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofHabitat International
dc.relation.referencesReferences in Scopus
dc.subjectChina
dc.subjectEconomic integration
dc.subjectHuman capital
dc.subjectNew immigrants
dc.subjectSocial capital
dc.titleThe roles of human capital and social capital in the economic integration of new arrivals from Mainland China to Hong Kong
dc.typeArticle
Author Affiliations
  1. The University of Hong Kong