Rural-Urban Migration in China——What do We Know and What do We Need to Know?

This paper reviews economic studies on rural-urban migration in China. The re-view focuses on four issues: the evolution of rural-urban segmentation and migration, explanationsfor rural-urban migration, the interaction between migration and labor market evolution with spe-cial attention to labor market segmentation, labor market flexibility and wage differentials, andlastly suggestions for further research.

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