What does the Lewis turning point mean for China? A computable general equilibrium analysis

China Economic Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 191-207

  Huang, Yiping ^a   Jiang, Tingsong ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Center for International Economics   (Australia)

Author keywords

General equilibrium analysis; Labor shortage; Lewis turning point; Middle income trap; Normal economy

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960930669     PISSN: 17538963     EISSN: 17538971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17538963.2010.511920     Document Type: Article

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