A numerical simulation analysis of (Hukou) labour mobility restrictions in China

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 392-410

  Whalley, John ^a,b,c   Zhang, Shunming ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c CESIFO   (Germany)

^d XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

D5; Distribution; Efficiency gains; J6; Migration; R23

Indexed keywords

INCOME; LABOR MIGRATION; LABOR MOBILITY; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; NUMERICAL METHOD; RURAL-URBAN MIGRATION; WAGE GAP;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 33947253223     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2006.08.003     Document Type: Article

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