Rural-Urban Migration in China-What Do We Know and What Do We Need to Know?

Type Working Paper
Title Rural-Urban Migration in China-What Do We Know and What Do We Need to Know?
Author(s)
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2004
URL http://www.usc.cuhk.edu.hk/PaperCollection/webmanager/wkfiles/5089_1_paper.pdf
Abstract
This paper reviews economic studies on rural-urban migration
issues in China. The review focuses on three issues: firstly, the
explanations for the rural to urban migration, secondly, the
interaction between migration and labor market evolution, with
special attention to labor market segregation, labor market
flexibility and wage differentials, and lastly suggestions for further
research topics.

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