Do nutrition and health affect migrant workers' incomes? Some evidence from Beijing, China

China and World Economy

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 105-124

  Zheng, Shi ^a   Wang, Zhigang ^b   Wang, Holly ^c   Song, Shunfeng ^d  

^a Renmin University of China   (China)

^b RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health; Migrant workers; Monthly income; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956569871     PISSN: 16712234     EISSN: 1749124X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-124X.2010.01215.x     Document Type: Article

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