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Migration Externalities in Chinese Cities

Combes, Pierre-Philippe; Démurger, Sylvie; Li, Shi - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015

We analyse the impact of internal migration in China on natives' labour market outcomes. We find evidence of a large … be expected from further migration and urbanisation in China. …

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China's 2008 Labor Contract Law: Implementation and Implications for China's Workers

Gallagher, Mary; Giles, John T.; Park, Albert; Wang, Meiyan - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

implementation of the 2008 Labor Contract Law and its effects on China's workers. The government and local labor bureaus have made …

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Are China's Ethnic Minorities Less Likely to Move?

Gustafsson, Björn Anders; Yang, Xiuna - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015

This study uses China's Inter-Census Survey 2005 to analyse the extent migration behaviour among 14 large ethnic … cases investigated, a minority ethnicity reduces migration probabilities for people registered in rural China. This is …

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Urban-Rural Disparities of Child Health and Nutritional Status in China from 1989 to 2006

Liu, Hong; Fang, Hai; Zhao, Zhong - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

This paper analyzes urban–rural disparities of China's child health and nutritional status using the China Health and … children in China as well as how such disparities have changed during the period 1989–2006. The results show that on average …

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Health, Height, Height Shrinkage and SES at Older Ages: Evidence from China

Huang, Wei; Lei, Xiaoyan; Ridder, Geert; Strauss, John; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

Adult height, as a marker of childhood health, has recently become a focus in understanding the relationship between childhood health and health outcomes at older ages. However, measured height of the older individuals is contaminated by height shrinkage from aging. Height shrinkage, in turn may...

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Changes in China's Wage Structure

Ge, Suqin; Yang, Dennis Tao - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

Using a national sample of Urban Household Surveys, we document several profound changes in China's wage structure … the major forces behind the evolving wage structure in China. …

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Investment Liberalisation, Technology Take-off and Export Market Entry: Does Foreign Ownership Structure Matter?

Girma, Sourafel; Gong, Yundan; Görg, Holger; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015

Before and after its accession to the WTO in 2001, China has undergone a far-reaching investment liberalisation. As … positively to China's "science and technology take-off". …

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Gender Wage-Productivity Differentials and Global Integration in China

Dammert, Ana C.; Ural Marchand, Beyza; Wan, Chi - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

structure and evolution of gender differentials in China by simultaneously estimating demand-side wage and productivity outcomes …

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Villages where China’s Ethnic Minorities Live

Gustafsson, Bjorn; Sai, Ding - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006

This paper investigates how ethnic minorities in rural China are faring compared with the ethnic majority. The village … is the unit of analysis and large surveys for 2002 are used. Minority villages in northeast China are found to have a …

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More Men, More Crime: Evidence from China’s One-Child Policy

Edlund, Lena; Zhang, Junsen; Li, Hongbin; Yi, Junjian - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

Crime rates almost doubled in China between 1992 and 2004. Over the same period, sex ratios (males to females) in the …

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