Labor migration, human capital agglomeration and regional development in China

Regional Science and Urban Economics

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 473-484

  Fu, Yuming ^a   Gabriel, Stuart A ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese economy; Economic development; Human capital; Internal migration

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; COMPENSATION SYSTEM; ECONOMIC GROWTH; HUMAN CAPITAL; INTERNAL MIGRATION; LABOR MIGRATION; MIGRANT WORKER; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT;

CHINA;

EID: 84857458409     PISSN: 01660462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2011.08.006     Document Type: Article

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