The Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on Off-Farm Employment and Earnings in Rural China

The Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on Off-Farm Employment and Earnings in Rural China

This paper examines the effect of the financial crisis on off-farm employment of China's rural labor force. Using a national representative dataset, we find that there was a large impact. By April 2009 off-farm employment reached 6.8% of the rural labor force. Monthly earnings also declined. Ho...

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Main Authors: Huang, Jikun, Zhi, Huayong, Huang, Zhurong, Rozelle, Scott, Giles, John
Format: Journal Article
Language:EN
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Financial Crises G010
Wage Level and Structure
Wage Differentials J310
Economic Development: Human Resources
Human Development
Income Distribution
Migration O150
Economic Development: Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses
Transportation O180
Socialist Systems and Transitional Economies: Factor and Product Markets
Industry Studies
Population P230
Socialist Systems and Transitional Economies: Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics P250
Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics: Regional Migration
Regional Labor Markets
Population
Neighborhood Characteristics R230
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5858

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