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Migration, Labor Market Flexibility, and Wage Determination in China: A Review Author info | Abstract | Publisher info | Download info | Related research | Statistics Zhong Zhao (Institute for the Study of Labor)
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This paper reviews economic studies on rural-urban migration issues in China. The paper focuses on four issues: the household registration system in China, the profile of the migrants, explanations for rural-to-urban migration, and the interaction between migration and labor market evolution, with special reference to labor market segregation, labor market flexibility, and wage differentials. The paper concludes with suggestions for further research topics.
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Keywords: Migration ; Labor Market ; Segregation ; Mobility ; China ; Find related papers by JEL classification: J61 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, and Vacancies - - - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers J68 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, and Vacancies - - - Public Policy J42 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Monopsony; Segmented Labor Markets
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