The Effect of Labour Market Reforms on the Good Health Earnings Premium in China

The labour market reforms in China resulted in a greater emphasis on labour market productivity in earnings determination. This is reflected in the rapid increase in the estimated returns to schooling between the pre-reform and post-reform periods. At the same time the importance of labour market ex...

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Main Authors: Bawa, Sherry, Miller, Paul, Ren, W.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Serials Publication 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37539
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Ren, W.
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description The labour market reforms in China resulted in a greater emphasis on labour market productivity in earnings determination. This is reflected in the rapid increase in the estimated returns to schooling between the pre-reform and post-reform periods. At the same time the importance of labour market experience, or seniority, as a determinant of earnings decreased following the implementation of the reforms. Similarly, following the labour market reforms, the role of self-assessed indicators of health in earnings determination appears to have decreased, and the role of objective indicators of health has increased. These changes have been less intense in rural areas than in urban areas. As such they suggest that the main drivers of economic growth in China are the urban areas.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-375392017-01-30T14:04:02Z The Effect of Labour Market Reforms on the Good Health Earnings Premium in China Bawa, Sherry Miller, Paul Ren, W. The labour market reforms in China resulted in a greater emphasis on labour market productivity in earnings determination. This is reflected in the rapid increase in the estimated returns to schooling between the pre-reform and post-reform periods. At the same time the importance of labour market experience, or seniority, as a determinant of earnings decreased following the implementation of the reforms. Similarly, following the labour market reforms, the role of self-assessed indicators of health in earnings determination appears to have decreased, and the role of objective indicators of health has increased. These changes have been less intense in rural areas than in urban areas. As such they suggest that the main drivers of economic growth in China are the urban areas. 2012 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37539 Serials Publication restricted
spellingShingle Bawa, Sherry
Miller, Paul
Ren, W.
The Effect of Labour Market Reforms on the Good Health Earnings Premium in China
title The Effect of Labour Market Reforms on the Good Health Earnings Premium in China
title_full The Effect of Labour Market Reforms on the Good Health Earnings Premium in China
title_fullStr The Effect of Labour Market Reforms on the Good Health Earnings Premium in China
title_full_unstemmed The Effect of Labour Market Reforms on the Good Health Earnings Premium in China
title_short The Effect of Labour Market Reforms on the Good Health Earnings Premium in China
title_sort effect of labour market reforms on the good health earnings premium in china
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37539