How are wages set in Beijing?

Regional Science and Urban Economics

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 9-19

  De Sousa, José ^a   Poncet, Sandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 1 PANTHÉON SORBONNE   (France)

Author keywords

China; Economic geography; Migration; Wages

Indexed keywords

INCOME DISTRIBUTION; LABOR MARKET; LABOR MIGRATION; LABOR SUPPLY; PANEL DATA; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; WAGE DETERMINATION;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

EID: 78649906501     PISSN: 01660462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2010.07.004     Document Type: Article

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