Earnings differentials and ownership structure in Chinese enterprises

Economic Development and Cultural Change

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 933-958

  Chen, Yi ^a   Démurger, Sylvie ^b,c   Fournier, Martin ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c Fondation pour les études et les Recherches sur le Développement International   (France)

^d CEFC   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIRM OWNERSHIP; LABOR MARKET; STATE OWNED ENTERPRISE; WAGE DETERMINATION;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; WORLD;

EID: 24344432085     PISSN: 00130079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/429845     Document Type: Article

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