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On Unemployment Inflow and Outflow in Urban China

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  • Shujie Yao

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Wu Z. and Yao S. (2006) On unemployment inflow and outflow in urban China, Regional Studies 40, 811-822. As the largest transitional economy in the world, China's labour market has a number of characteristics distinctively different from that of the developed economies such as the UK or the USA. This paper aims to identify the determinants of unemployment inflow and outflow in urban China. With empirical data for 29 provinces over 1989-99, it is found that rural-urban migration, ownership diversification, industrial structural change, international trade, international competitiveness, product wages, and age structure are key determinants of unemployment flows. The results suggest that due to market imperfections, unemployment inflow and outflow are two asymmetric processes with respect to the concerned predetermined variables. Wu Z. et Yao S. (2006) Sur l'afflux et la fuite du chomage dans la Chine urbaine, Regional Studies 40, 811-822. En tant que l'economie en voie de transition la plus grande du monde, la main-d'oeuvre chinoise presente un nombre de caracteristiques bien differentes par rapport a celles des economies developpees, comme le R-U et les E-U. Cet article cherche a identifier les determinants de l'afflux et de la fuite du chomage dans la Chine urbaine. A partir des donnees empiriques aupres de 29 provinces sur la periode de 1989 a 1999, il s'avere que la migration ruralo-urbaine, la diversification de la propriete, l'evolution structuralo-industrielle, le commerce international, les salaires, et la structure par age sont les determinants cles des flux du chomage. Les resultats laissent supposer que l'afflux et la fuite du chomage sont deux processus asymetriques par rapport aux variables determinees a cause des imperfections du marche. Chomage regional Propriete Chine Wu Z. und Yao S. (2006) Erwerbslosenzustrom und -Abgang in den Stadten Chinas, Regional Studies 40, 811-822. Als grosste Ubergangswirtschaft der Welt weist der Arbeitsmarkt Chinas eine Anzahl von Eigenschaften auf, die ihn unverkennbar von hoch entwickelten, wie denen des UK und der USA, unterscheiden. In diesem Aufsatz sollen, die bestimmenden Faktoren des Erwerbslosenzustroms und -abgangs in chinesischen Stadten herausgearbeitet werden Gestutzt auf empirische Daten von 29 Provinzen im Zeitraum 1989-99 wird festgestellt, dass Wanderung vom Lande in die Stadt, Besitzveranderung, Strukturwandel der Industrie, internationaler Handel, internationaler Wettbewerb, Produktionslohne und Altersstruktur Hauptfaktoren der Erwerbslosigkeitsstrome darstellen. Die Ergebnisse legen nahe, dass infolge Mangeln des Marktes Erwerbslosenzustrom und -abgang zwei asymmetrische Vorgange in Hinsicht jeweilig betroffener unbestimmter Variablen bilden. Regionale Erwerbslosigkeit Eigentun China Wu Z. y Yao S. (2006) Sobre la entrada y salida del desempleo en zonas urbanas de China, Regional Studies 40, 811-822. Siendo la economia transicional mas importante en el mundo, el mercado laboral de China presenta ciertas caracteristicas distintivas que son diferentes a otras economias desarrolladas como la del Reino Unido o Estados Unidos. En este ensayo pretendo identificar los determinantes de entrada y salida del desempleo en la China urbana. Basandome en datos empiricos de 29 provincias durante el periodo 1989-99, se observa que la migracion rural-urbana, la diversificacion de la propiedad, el cambio estructural de la industria, el comercio internacional, la competitividad internacional, los salarios segun productos, y la estructura de edades son determinantes clave de los flujos de desempleo. Los resultados indican que debido a las imperfecciones del mercado, la entrada y salida del desempleo son dos procesos asimetricos con respecto a las variables predeterminadas. Desempleo regional Propiedad China

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  • Zhongmin Wu & Shujie Yao, 2006. "On Unemployment Inflow and Outflow in Urban China," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 40(8), pages 811-822.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:40:y:2006:i:8:p:811-822
    DOI: 10.1080/00343400600660748
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