migration costs, which are continuously distributed. We derive the optimal marginal income tax rates at the equilibrium … semi-elasticity of migration on which we lack empirical evidence are crucial to derive the shape of optimal marginal income …

Like most other developing countries, China experiences huge migration outflows from rural areas. Their most striking … destination areas. In this paper, we show that this temporary feature of migration can be linked to land rights insecurity. As … village land ownership remains collective and as land use rights can be periodically reallocated, individual out-migration can …

We evaluate the role that cities play on individual productivity in China. First, we show that location explains a … external markets does not. Therefore, large agglomeration economies prevail in China and they are more localised than in …'wages. Overall, these results strongly support the productivity gains that can be expected from further migration and urbanisation in …

of economic reforms, policies affecting migration in continental China have been redefined, which therefore greatly … proximité géographique du lieu de départ de la migration est également favorable. Nous examinons enfin les déterminants du … integration of rural migrants into the urban labor market has become an essential economic issue in today's China. In the context …

China's export performance over the past fifteen years has been phenomenal. Is this performance going to last? Wages … demand and downward pressure from migration. Using panel data at the province level, we find that migration has moderately …