Rural-urban migration and wage determination: The case of Tianjin, China

China Economic Review

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 337-345

  LU, Zhigang ^a   SONG, Shunfeng ^b  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

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EID: 33747158212     PISSN: 1043951X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chieco.2006.04.007     Document Type: Article

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