This paper investigates the role of selective migration policies in the self‐selection of
migrants, taking China's specific household registration (hukou) system as a case study. We …

This paper examines the labor market returns to schooling in China during 2010–2015 by
using two rounds of the China General Social Survey data. While our OLS estimates based …

We reexamine the economic returns to education in the People's Republic of China (PRC)
using data from the Chinese General Social Survey 2010. We find that the conventional …

This paper analyzes the regional variation of minimum wage in China. We first introduce the
institutional background of China's minimum-wage policy and then describe the regional …

The authors examine the lack of enforcement of China's increasing body of labour
legislation, showing how, since the 1980s, the country's labour inspection system has …

Since 2004, the massive flow of surplus rural labour in China has dried up; indeed, the
country's eastern coastal region is currently experiencing a “labour shortage”. This …

The relationship between human capital development and urbanization in the People's
Republic of China (PRC) is explored, highlighting the institutional factors of the hukou …

Compared to other, developed countries, there has been a disproportionately high level of
work‐related accidents and ill health in China over the past decade, resulting in increased …

Using a representative household survey for 1995, 2002, 2007, and 2013, we show that
education plays a pivotal role in shaping wage inequality in urban China. We find that …

In this paper, we use two nationally representative datasets to examine the population
adjustment of demographic groups in response to regional demand shifts in urban China …