Moving toward markets? Labor allocation in rural China

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 561-583

  Bowlus, Audra J ^a   Sicular, Terry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

China; Economic reforms; Labor demand; Separability; Surplus labor

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC REFORM; LABOR MARKET; OFF-FARM EMPLOYMENT; PANEL DATA; RURAL ECONOMY;

CHINA;

EID: 0038270079     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3878(03)00040-3     Document Type: Article

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