CSDE Research Areas:
- Demographic Measurements and Methods
- Migration and Settlement
- Wellbeing of Families and Households
In the News:
- Chan Co-authors Book Examining Migration in China (8/4/2020)
- Children of Migrants in 21st Century China: Trends, Family, and Geography (11/26/2018)
- Kam Wing Chan Addresses Beijing’s Campaign to Clear Out Migrants (1/9/2018)
- Kam Wing Chan Addresses Growing Population of Left-Behind Children in China (1/6/2020)
- Kam Wing Chan Analyzes China’s Urbanization Plan with Forbes (1/4/2017)
- Kam Wing Chan Authors Book Chapter on China’s Economic Geography (2/16/2018)
- Kam Wing Chan Authors New Book (12/12/2017)
- Kam Wing Chan Discusses Changes to Chinese Passport System (3/13/2017)
- Kam Wing Chan Discusses Hardships for Children in Rural China (1/23/2018)
- Kam Wing Chan Featured in Discussion of Beijing’s Barriers to Migrant Schooling (5/16/2017)
- Kam Wing Chan Featured in The Straits Times Article on Mass Migration and Covid-19 in China (5/17/2020)
- Kam Wing Chan Highlighted in Brookings Institute Piece (2/9/2020)
- Kam Wing Chan Quoted in Economist Article on Chinese Hukou System (9/28/2020)
- Kam Wing Chan Sheds Light on Trends Regarding Children of Migrants in China (10/26/2018)
- Kam Wing Chan Talks of Immigration with That’s China (4/25/2017)
- Kam Wing Chan Uses Interactive Migration Maps to Explore the Future of Mega Cities (4/30/2018)
- Kam Wing Chan Warns of Chinese Real Estate Bubble (4/10/2017)
- Kam Wing Chan Quoted in Times Higher Education Article on Hukou Reform in China (8/10/2021)
- Kam Wing Chan Quoted in Christian Science Monitor (1/14/2022)
- Chan Publishes His First Book in Chinese (6/27/2023)
Kam Wing Chan’s research is broadly oriented, and he has focused on urbanization in China since 1949. He has studied the special characteristics of China’s urban process and rural-urban migration, including measurements, trends, the migration control system (the hukou system) and the relationships between urbanization and broader social and economic issues such as social justice, education rights, family togetherness, and the development strategy. His recent publications include Urbanization with Chinese Characteristics: The Hukou System and Migration (2018), and Children of Migrants in China (2020). He has served in as a consultant for the United Nations Population Division, World Bank, and McKinsey & Co. on a number of research and policy projects on China. He is active in public scholarship: his commentaries and interviews have appeared in major international and national media outlets, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Guardian, BBC, China Radio International, CBC Radio, The China Daily, and the Caixin Media.