Labor migration and returns to rural education in China

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1278-1287

  Zhao, Yaohui ^a,b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Labor market segregation; Labor migration; Returns to education

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; LABOUR MIGRATION; RETURNS TO EDUCATION; RURAL EDUCATION; URBAN-RURAL DIFFERENCE;

CHINA;

EID: 0031412934     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1244284     Document Type: Article

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