Determinants of off-farm work and temporary migration in China

Population and Environment

Volumn 33, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 161-185

  Willmore, Larry ^a   Cao, Gui Ying ^a   Xin, Ling Jie ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

China; Education; Floating population; Hukou; Migration; Rural labor force

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; INTERNAL MIGRATION; LABOR MIGRATION; LABOR SUPPLY; LOGIT ANALYSIS; OFF-FARM EMPLOYMENT; PROBABILITY; RURAL POPULATION; SEX RATIO; VILLAGE;

CHINA;

EID: 84857787682     PISSN: 01990039     EISSN: 15737810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11111-011-0135-3     Document Type: Article

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