Labor Market Distortions, Rural-Urban Inequality, and the Opening of China's Economy

Labor Market Distortions, Rural-Urban Inequality, and the Opening of China's Economy

The authors evaluate the impact of two key factor market distortions in China on rural-urban inequality and income distribution. They find that creation of a fully functioning land market has a significant impact on rural-urban inequality. This ref...

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Main Authors: Hertel, Thomas, Zhai, Fan
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, D.C. 2013
Subjects:
ACCOUNTING
AGRICULTURE
BASE YEAR
CAPITAL GOODS
CONSTANT RETURNS TO SCALE
COST OF LIVING
DEMAND CURVES
ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMETRIC ESTIMATES
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC WELFARE
ELASTICITIES
ELASTICITY
ELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION
EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
EMPLOYMENT
EQUILIBRIUM
EXPORTS
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FUTURE RESEARCH
GDP
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODELS
GINI COEFFICIENT
GROWTH RATE
HOUSING
IMPORT TARIFFS
IMPORTS
INCOME
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOME INEQUALITY
INCOME LEVELS
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKETS
LABOR MOBILITY
LABOR SUPPLY
LAND SUPPLY
LAND TENURE
LIVING CONDITIONS
MARGINAL COST
MARGINAL PRODUCT
MARGINAL VALUE
MARKET DISTORTIONS
MARKET ECONOMIES
MARKET PRICES
MARKET WAGE
MIGRATION
OIL
OPPORTUNITY COST
OPTIMAL ALLOCATION
OPTIMIZATION
PRICE CHANGES
PRODUCTION FUNCTION
PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
PRODUCTIVITY
PROFITABILITY
PROPERTY RIGHTS
QUOTA RENTS
QUOTAS
REAL WAGES
REGRESSION ANALYSIS
RENTS
SOCIAL COSTS
SOCIAL SERVICES
TAX RATES
TAX REFORM
TAXATION
TERMS OF TRADE
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRANSACTIONS COSTS
TRANSFER PAYMENTS
TRANSPORT
URBAN
URBAN AREA
URBAN AREAS
URBAN COST OF LIVING
URBAN ECONOMIES
URBAN ECONOMY
URBAN EMPLOYMENT
URBAN LABOR
URBAN SECTOR
WAGE DIFFERENTIALS
WAGES
WELFARE GAINS
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
WTO
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/11/5506009/labor-market-distortions-rural-urban-inequality-opening-chinas-economy
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14199

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/11/5506009/labor-market-distortions-rural-urban-inequality-opening-chinas-economy
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14199

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