Measuring interprovincial flows of human capital in China: 1995-2000

Population Research and Policy Review

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 367-387

  Fan, Lida ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

China; Human capital; Migration; Regional development

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HUMAN CAPITAL; INTERNAL MIGRATION; LABOR MOBILITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 67349124842     PISSN: 01675923     EISSN: 15737829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11113-008-9103-8     Document Type: Article

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