Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/180647 
Year of Publication: 
2018
Citation: 
[Journal:] IZA World of Labor [ISSN:] 2054-9571 [Article No.:] 437 [Publisher:] Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) [Place:] Bonn [Year:] 2018
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
China experienced significant economic progress over the past few decades with an annual average GDP growth of approximately 10%. Population expansion has certainly been a contributing factor, but that is now changing as China rapidly ages. Rural migrants are set to play a key role in compensating for future labor shortages, but inequality is a major issue. Evidence shows that rural migrants have low-paying and undesirable jobs in urban labor markets, which points to inefficient labor allocation and discrimination that may continue to impede rural–urban migration.
Subjects: 
Chinese labor market
rural migrants
urban residents
JEL: 
J21
J31
J61
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Document Type: 
Article

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