China has long aimed to restrict population growth in large cities but encourages growth in small and medium …-sized cities. At the same time, various government policies favor large cities. We conjecture that larger cities in China have more …

This paper examines how left-behind children influence return migration in China. We first present a simple …

the human capital investment in girls in contemporary China when institutional arrangements result in high costs of …

Using a 1/5 random draw of the 1% census of 2005, we investigate how China's higher education expansion commenced in …

that has caused the skill price to rise, especially in the earlier period. Another finding is that China's export share of … latter period from 2002 to 2007, highlighting the impact of China's entry into the WTO. …

This paper investigates how private transfers from internal migration in China affect the expenditure behaviour of … families left behind in rural areas. Using data from the Rural-Urban Migration in China (RUMiC) survey, we assess the impact of … find that remittances supplement income in rural China and lead to increased consumption rather than increased investment …

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. …

This paper analyzes the regional variation of minimum wage in China. We first introduce the institutional background of … China's minimum wage policy, and then describe the regional variation of the minimum wages using detailed minimum wage data …

The rapid and massive increase of rural-to-urban migration in China has drawn attention to the welfare of migrant …