Documents et rapports
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Village political economy, land tenure insecurity, and the rural to urban migration decision : evidence from China (anglais)
This paper investigates the impact of land tenure insecurity on the migration decisions of China's rural residents. A simple model first frames the relationship among these variables and the probability...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS7080 Date du document: 1 novembre 2014 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Giles,John T.,Mu,Ren
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China's 2008 labor contract law : implementation and implications for China's workers (anglais)
This paper presents empirical evidence from household and firm survey data collected during 2009-2010 on the implementation of the 2008 Labor Contract Law and its effects on China's workers. The government...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS6542 Date du document: 1 juillet 2013 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Park,Albert Francis,Gallagher, Mary,Giles,John T.,Wang,Meiyan
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Expanding social insurance coverage in urban China (anglais)
This paper first reviews the history of social insurance policy and coverage in urban China, documenting the evolution in the coverage of pensions and medical and unemployment insurance for both local...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS6497 Date du document: 1 juin 2013 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Giles,John T.,Park,Albert Francis,Wang,Dewen
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Does it pay to be a Cadre ? estimating the returns to being a local official in rural China (anglais)
Recruiting and retaining leaders and public servants at the grass-roots level in developing countries creates a potential tension between providing sufficient returns to attract talent and limiting the...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS6082 Date du document: 1 juin 2012 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Giles,John T.,Rozelle,Scott Douglas,Zhang, Jian
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Weathering a storm : survey-based perspectives on employment in China in the aftermath of the global financial crisis (anglais)
Evidence from a range of different sources suggests that Chinese workers lost 20-36 million jobs because of the global financial crisis. Most of these layoffs affected migrant workers, who have typically...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS5984 Date du document: 1 mars 2012 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Cai, Fang,Du,Yang,Giles,John T.,Park,Albert Francis
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The impact of the global financial crisis on off-farm employment and earnings in rural China (anglais)
This paper examines the effect of the financial crisis on off-farm employment of China's rural labor force. Using a national representative data set collected from across China, the paper finds that there...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS5439 Date du document: 1 octobre 2010 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Huang, Jikun,Zhi,Huayong,Huang, Zhurong,Rozelle,Scott Douglas,Giles,John T.