This paper assesses the impacts of China’s internal migration on its economic growth and urban development in the reform era. Reform of the household registration system (hukou system), a remnant of the prior planned economy, plays a vital role in China’s labor mobility and has largely contributed to its economic growth and urbanization. The unfinished hukou system reform and institutional barr...

Flood dynamics of large lake floodplain systems are typically complex. This paper analyses the characteristics and factors that influence the hysteresis of water area–stage curves for Poyang Lake, the largest freshwater lake in China characterized by complex geomorphology and upstream–downstream exchange conditions. For this purpose, a two-dimensional hydrodynamic model (EFDC) based on seven sc...

although vast differences in standard of living exist among the native-born residents of Chinese cities, the distinction between all urban natives and rural migrants runs deeper. it is, in fact, the fundamental social division in Chinese cities for several reasons, including labor market segmentation that sees migrants doing dirty, dangerous, and low-paying work; institutional rules that favor ...

In Chinese cities, migrants with rural hukou, compared to residents local urban face more uncertainty, have limited access mortgage finance, and are less eligible for low-cost housing. A simple model demonstrates that these reasons, rural-to-urban likely own housing units in cities as a result accumulate wealth. Our empirical analysis examines nationally representative household survey from 201...

Studies have found that spatial mismatch is a universal phenomenon, although both their substantive and methodological focus can differ substantially. In China, there growing body of literature on mismatch, but few studies measured the degree between local migrant workers in different occupations. To fill this gap, research investigates for socioeconomic groups Xiamen according to “hukou” statu...

BACKGROUND Who marries whom has important implications for the (re-)production of social inequalities. Whereas previous studies on marital sorting have mainly focused on the husband’s and the wife’s traits, in this research I assess the importance of parental background in marital sorting in contemporary China in light of the tradition of marriage of matching doors. METHODS Drawing on data from...

The screening of cancer is important in secondary prevention in clinical oncology. The cervical cancer screening by pelvic examination and Pap smear test is the standard practice worldwide. However, the coverage of the screening is an important consideration in public health. Some specific vulnerable populations are considered to have a low chance of having access to health care services includ...

In this paper, I argue that the occupational attainment of female migrants in China has to be understood in its unique sociocultural and institutional contexts. In addition to the constraints of human capital, the patriarchal culture and the Household Registration (hukou) System greatly constrain the occupational attainment of female migrants. An empirical study based on a 1% sample of China's ...

A Theoretical Model of the Chinese Labor Market This paper constructs a theoretical labor market model for China, and utilizes the model to examine the effects of various labor market policies on economic well-being. Two key features of the model are a segmented labor market involving three sectors – state-owned enterprises, private enterprises, and agriculture – and China’s unique household re...