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The impact of job mobility on earnings growth of migrant workers in urban China

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  • Qian Huang, 2011. "The impact of job mobility on earnings growth of migrant workers in urban China," Frontiers of Economics in China, Springer;Higher Education Press, vol. 6(2), pages 171-187, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:frecch:v:6:y:2011:i:2:p:171-187
    DOI: 10.1007/s11459-011-0127-3
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    Keywords

    migrant workers; job mobility; earnings growth; E24; E25; N3;
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    JEL classification:

    • E24 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Employment; Unemployment; Wages; Intergenerational Income Distribution; Aggregate Human Capital; Aggregate Labor Productivity
    • E25 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Aggregate Factor Income Distribution
    • N3 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy

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