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Rural-to-Urban Migration in Developing Countries : The Applicability of the Harris Todaro Model with a Special Focus on the Chinese Economy
Bahns, Karin Margarethe - 2005
The thesis studies the applicability of the HarrisTodaro model to rural-to-urban migration processes in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009471828
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Social Protection and Migration in China: What Can Protect Migrants from Economic Uncertainty?
Song, Lina; Appleton, Simon - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
Job-related welfare entitlements are common in China. Migrants who do not hold urban registration are, in principle, not entitled to job-related welfare even if they are employees in the State sector. The official explanation is that rural-urban migrants are allocated access to farm land in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822361
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Are All Migrants Really Worse Off in Urban Labour Markets? New Empirical Evidence from China
Gagnon, Jason; Xenogiani, Theodora; Xing, Chunbing - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
The rapid and massive increase of rural-to-urban migration in China has drawn attention to the welfare of migrant …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009416955
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Sharing High Growth Across Generations: Pensions and Demographic Transition in China
Song, Zheng Michael; Storesletten, Kjetil; Zilibotti, … - Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre, … - 2012
Intergenerational inequality and old-age poverty are salient issues in contemporary China. China’s aging population threatens the fiscal sustainability of its pension system, a key vehicle for intergenerational redistribution. We analyze the positive and normative effects of alternative...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011240403
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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. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011212570
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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
This paper presents empirical evidence from household and firm survey data collected during 2009-2010 on the implementation of the 2008 Labor Contract Law and its effects on China's workers. The government and local labor bureaus have made substantial efforts to enforce the provisions of the new...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011212761
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Migration Externalities in Chinese Cities
Combes, Pierre-Philippe; Démurger, Sylvie; Li, Shi - Groupe d'Analyse et de Théorie Économique Lyon … - 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. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011251787
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Migration Externalities in Chinese Cities
Combes, Pierre-Philippe; Démurger, Sylvie; Li, Shi - Sciences économiques, Sciences Po - 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. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011201854
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Migration Externalities in Chinese Cities
Combes, Pierre-Philippe; Démurger, Sylvie; Li, Shi - Department of Economics, Sciences économiques - 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. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011201855
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Migrations et discriminations professionnelles dans la province du Guangdong
BATISSE, Cécile; ZHU, Nong - Centre d'Études et de Recherches sur le Développement … - 2011
proximité géographique du lieu de départ de la migration est également favorable. Nous examinons enfin les déterminants du … of economic reforms, policies affecting migration in continental China have been redefined, which therefore greatly … intensified the internal migration flows. Since the 1980s, the rural depopulation has been essentially linked to the migration of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008868110