This study contributes to an important, but under-researched, topic on China by empirically examining the theory of … in the context of China’s urban labour market. …

new-generation migrants in China's urban workforce. We present evidence to suggest that new-generation migrants are less … with aspirations rising faster than income in China's fast growing urban economy. …

This study contributes to an important, but under-researched, topic on China by empirically examining the theory of … compensating differentials in the context of China's migrant workers. Using survey data collected from the Pearl River Delta in … Guangdong province in south China, this study applies the Firpo-Fortin-Lemieux quantile decomposition method to examine the …

sector is also a major consumer of energy and, in particular, coal. As a result, the iron and steel sector in China is a … are substitutes. The finding that these alternative energy sources are substitutes for coal suggests that China has the …

This paper uses data from the China Urban Labour Survey administered across 12 cities in 2005 to estimate the economic … returns to speaking standard Mandarin among internal migrants in China’s urban labour market. The paper builds on studies that …