Economic Transition and Labor Market Reform in China

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This book empirically investigates the changes in labor market structure accompanying the labor market reform in China by focusing on the labor market segmentation problems from the 1980s to 2013. The book also aims to examine the effect of labor policy reforms on individual, household and enterprise behavior, including the causes and consequences of labor market reform in China, particularly the influences of labor policy reforms on labor market performance. Offering valuable insights into the changing structure of the Chinese economy, this book will be of interest to scholars, activists, and economists. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxi Introduction (Xinxin Ma)....Pages 1-15 Front Matter ....Pages 17-17 Economic Transition and Change of Wage Structure (Xinxin Ma)....Pages 19-48 Determinants of Wage Gap Between Public Sector and Private Sector (Xinxin Ma)....Pages 49-69 Monopoly Industrial Sector and Its Influence on the Wage Gaps Between Migrants and Local Urban Residents (Xinxin Ma)....Pages 71-107 Labor Market Segmentation by Public-Private Sector and Its Influence on Gender Wage Gap (Xinxin Ma)....Pages 109-137 The Determinants of Labor Supply of Informal Sector: Two Hypotheses on Self-Employment (Xinxin Ma)....Pages 139-177 Front Matter ....Pages 179-179 Impact of Minimum Wage on Wage Distribution and Wage Gap Between Rural and Urban Registration Groups (Xinxin Ma)....Pages 181-209 Impact of China’s Higher Education Expansion Policy on Youth Employment (Xinxin Ma)....Pages 211-239 Impact of the New Rural Pension Scheme on Labor Supply (Xinxin Ma)....Pages 241-271 Impact of Social Insurance Contributions on Wages (Xinxin Ma)....Pages 273-298 Back Matter ....Pages 299-303