How migration restrictions limit agglomeration and productivity in China

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 350-388

  Au, Chun Chung ^a   Henderson, J Vernon ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Migration; Productivity; Scale economies; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; PRODUCTIVITY; RURAL-URBAN MIGRATION; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 33646883926     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2005.04.002     Document Type: Article

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