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Five essays on international trade, factor flows, and the gains from globalization
Heiland, Inga - 2017
This volume was prepared by Inga Heiland while she was working at the Ifo Institute. It was completed in July 2016 and accepted as a doctoral thesis by the Department of Economics at the University of Munich. It comprises five chapters addressing one or more aspects of international trade and...
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Institutional change and legitimacy via urban elections? : people's awareness of elections and participation in Urban neighbourhoods (Shequ)
Heberer, Thomas - 2006
This paper analyses institutional reforms and political participation, most notably indirect and direct elections of … awareness and participation. For instance, they make people voice more opinions in their shequ, which may be a good starting …. Whilst 'security first, participation second' seems to be the order of the day and the 'freedom of politics' is still more …
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Minimum wages and employment in China
Fang, Tony; Lin, Carl - 2013
Since China promulgated new minimum wage regulations in 2004, the magnitude and frequency of changes in the minimum wage have been substantial, both over time and across jurisdictions. This paper uses county-level minimum wage panel data and a longitudinal household survey from 16 representative...
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Principles of minimum wage policy : economics, institutions and recommendations
Herr, Hansjörg; Kazandziska, Milka - 2011
Minimum wage policy supported by a strong social policy is an efficient mechanism against poverty and income erosion of the poorest households. Minimum wage is one of the instruments which can control wage dispersion and in this way reduce income inequality. It can also help to prevent a general...
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Urbanization, inequality, and poverty in the People's Republic of China
Zhang, Yuan - 2016
Relying on the present literature, official statistics, and household survey data in the People's Republic of China, this paper summarizes research findings on the relationship between urbanization, urban-rural inequality, and poverty, and provides further empirical evidence on the role of...
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Regional variation of the minimum wages in China
Xing, Chunbing; Xu, Jianwei - 2015
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 since the late 1990s. Large regional variation...
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Employment and working hour effects of minimum wage increase : evidence from China
Jia, Peng - In: China & world economy 22 (2014) 2, pp. 61-80
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The effects of the minimum wage on earnings inequality : evidence from China
Lin, Carl; Yun, Myeong-Su - 2016
The minimum wage has been regarded as an important element of public policy for reducing poverty and inequality. Increasing the minimum wage is supposed to raise earnings for millions of low-wage workers and therefore lower earnings inequality. However, there is no consensus in the existing...
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How does employment respond to minimum wage adjustment in China?
Wye, Chung-Khain; Elya Nabila Abdul Bahri - In: The economic and labour relations review : ELRR 32 (2021) 1, pp. 90-114
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Minimum wage changes across provinces in China : average treatment effects on employment and investment decisions
Luo, Ji; Henderson, Daniel J. - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 14 (2021) 1/22, pp. 1-16
We exploit data from the China Household Finance Survey to examine the impact of changes in the minimum wage on employment and investment decisions. We are able to non-parametrically identify the average treatment effect on the treated via exogenous variation in the minimum wage across...
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