Since China promulgated new minimum wage regulations in 2004, the magnitude and frequency of changes in the minimum … and a longitudinal household survey from 16 representative provinces to estimate the employment effects of minimum wage … changes in China over the period of 2004 to 2009. In contrast to the mixed results of previous studies using provincial …

This paper studies how minimum wage policies affect firm employment in China using a unique county level minimum wage … or large profit margin increase employment, while those with low wages or small profit margin downsize. The increase in … the monopsony rent of firms.Our results provide evidence for the theoretical predictions of the positive minimum wage-employment …

that China can learn from Russia that it has a substantial potential for increasing employment among healthy people under …The incidence of working for earnings beyond the normal pension age of 55 for females and 60 for males in urban China …, and having a higher education level but is negatively associated with age, the scale of pension and, in urban China, being …

The incidence of working for earnings beyond the normal pension age of 55 for females and 60 for males in urban China … healthy, and having a higher education level. It is negatively associated with age, the scale of pension, and, in urban China …, being female. We find that seniors in urban Russia are more likely to work for earnings than their counterparts in China …