The determinants of employment choice of rural migrant workers in China: SOEs and non-SOEs

Yuling Cui; Massimiliano Tani; Daehoon Nahm

doi:10.1016/S2212-5671(12)00013-5

The determinants of employment choice of rural migrant workers in China

SOEs and non-SOEs

Yuling Cui, Massimiliano Tani, Daehoon Nahm

Department of Economics

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Abstract

Ownership structure is endogenous to the formation of the economic entity in China. This paper investigates the determinants of employment choice of rural migrant workers across state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and various subtypes of non-state owned enterprises (non-SOEs). Two self-selection models are adopted to comparatively identify how the unobserved factors related to the migration decision affect employment choice. Using pooled cross-section data for 1995 and 2002, results indicate that employment choice is positively selected with respect to the unobserved characteristics. Furthermore, wage and pension benefits exhibit positive relationships with the probability of employment in either type of enterprise.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	98-107
Number of pages	10
Journal	Procedia economics and finance
Volume	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S2212-5671(12)00013-5
Publication status	Published - 2012
Event	International Conference on Applied Economics (ICOAE) - Uppsala, Sweden Duration: 28 Jun 2012 → 30 Jun 2012

Keywords

rural migrant workers
employment choice
ownership
SOEs
non-SOEs

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