- Acemoglu D, Angrist J, (2000) How large are human-capital externalities? Evidence from compulsory-schooling laws. In: Bemanke BS and Rogoff R (eds) NBER Macroeconomics Annual. Vol. 15. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, pp. 9–74.
Paper not yet in RePEc: Add citation now
Ashenfelter O, (1978) Estimating the effect of training programs on earnings. The Review of Economics and Statistics 60(1): 47–57.
Au C, Henderson JV, (2006) How migration restrictions limit agglomeration and productivity in China. Journal of Development Economics 80(2): 350–388.
- Bian Y, (1997) Bringing strong ties back in: Indirect ties, network bridges, and job searches in China. American Sociological Review 62(3): 366–385.
Paper not yet in RePEc: Add citation now
- Björklund A, (1994) Evaluations of labor market policy in Sweden. International Journal of Manpower 15(5): 16–31.
Paper not yet in RePEc: Add citation now
Blair RD, Kaserman DL, (1983) Ownership and control in the modern corporation: Antitrust implications. Journal of Business Research 11(3): 333–343.
Borjas GJ, (1987) Self-selection and the earnings of immigrants. American Economic Review 77(4): 531–553.
Borjas GJ, Bratsberg B, (1996) Who leaves? The outmigration of the foreign-born. Review of Economics and Statistics 78(1): 165–176.
- Cai F, Park A, Zhao Y, (2008) The Chinese labor market in the reform era. In: Brandt L, Rawski T, (eds) China’s Great Economic Transformation. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 167–214.
Paper not yet in RePEc: Add citation now
Cai F, Wang D, Du Y, (2002) Regional disparity and economic growth in China: The impact of labor market distortions. China Economic Review 13(2): 197–212.
- Cai H, Wang J, (2008) Factors influencing the migration intentions of rural workers in the Pearl River Delta. Social Sciences in China 29(3): 157–171.
Paper not yet in RePEc: Add citation now
Campos-Vazquez RM, Lara J, (2012) Self-selection patterns among return migrants: Mexico 1990–2010. IZA Journal of Migration 1: Article 8.
Caves DW, Christensen LR, Tretheway MW, (1984) Economies of density versus economies of scale: Why trunk and local service airline costs differ. The RAND Journal of Economics 15(4): 471–489.
- Chan KW, Zhang L, (1999) The hukou system and rural–urban migration in China: Processes and changes. The China Quarterly 160: 818–855.
Paper not yet in RePEc: Add citation now
Chen B, Lu M, Zhong NH, (2015) How urban segregation distorts Chinese migrants’ consumption? World Development 70: 133–146.
Démurger S, Xu H, (2011) Return migrants: The rise of new entrepreneurs in rural China. World Development 39(10): 1847–1861.
Démurger S, Xu H, (2015) Left-behind children and return migration in China. IZA Journal of Migration 4: Article 10.
De Brauw A, Giles J, (2008) Migrant opportunity and the educational attainment of youth in rural China. Policy Research Working Paper 52(2): 1–53.
De Brauw A, Huang J, Rozelle S, , et al, . (2002) The evolution of China’s rural labor markets during the reforms. Journal of Comparative Economics 30(2): 329–353.
Doltona PJ, Silles MA, (2008) The effects of over-education on earnings in the graduate labour market. Economics of Education Review 27(2): 125–139.
- Dustmann C, (2001) Why go back? Return motives of migrant workers. In: Djajić S, (ed.) International Migration: Trends, Policies and Economic Impact. London: Routledge, pp. 229–249.
Paper not yet in RePEc: Add citation now
Emran MS, Hou Z, (2013) Access to markets and rural poverty: Evidence from household consumption in China. Review of Economics and Statistics 95(2): 682–697.
Faggian A, McCann P, Sheppard S, (2007) Some evidence that women are more mobile than men: Gender differences in UK graduate migration behavior. Journal of Regional Science 47(3): 517–539.
- Fan C, (1996) Economic opportunities and internal migration: A case study of Guangdong Province, China. The Professional Geographer 48(1): 28–45.
Paper not yet in RePEc: Add citation now
- Fan CC, Huang Y, (1998) Waves of rural brides: Female marriage migration in China. Annals of the Association of American Geographers 88(2): 227–251.
Paper not yet in RePEc: Add citation now
Fersterer J, Pischke JS, Winter-Ebmer R, (2008) Returns to apprenticeship training in Austria: Evidence from failed firms. Scandinavian Journal of Economics 110(4): 733–753.
Frijters P, Gregory RG, Meng X, (2015) The role of rural migrants in the Chinese urban economy. In: Dustmann C, (ed.) Migration: Economic Change, Social Challenge. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 33–67.
- Gao Q, Jia H, (2007) Analysis on the causes and impact of return migrants. Management of Agricultural Science and Technology 26(4): 66–68 (in Chinese).
Paper not yet in RePEc: Add citation now
- Gong X, Kong ST, Li S, , et al, . (2008) Rural–urban migrants: A driving force for growth. In: Song L, Woo WT, (eds) China’s Dilemma. Canberra: Asia Pacific Press, pp. 110–152.
Paper not yet in RePEc: Add citation now
- Griliches Z, (1992) The search for R&D spillovers. Scandinavian Journal of Economics 94 (Supplement): 29–47.
Paper not yet in RePEc: Add citation now
Hare D, (1999) ‘Push’ versus ‘pull’ factors in migration outflows and returns: Determinants of migration status and spell duration among China’s rural population. Journal of Development Studies 35(3): 45–72.
Heckman JJ, LaLonde RJ, Smith JA, (1999) The economics and econometrics of active labor market programs. Handbook of Labor Economics 3: 1865–2097.
- Hu F, Xu Z, Chen Y, (2011) Circular migration, or permanent stay? Evidence from China’s rural–urban migration. China Economic Review 22(1): 64–74.
Paper not yet in RePEc: Add citation now
Kaestner R, Malamud O, (2014) Self-selection and international migration: New evidence from Mexico. Review of Economics and Statistics 96(1): 78–91.
- Knight JB, Song L, (2005) Towards a labor market in China. Oxford University Press on Demand. DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2009.03.002.
Paper not yet in RePEc: Add citation now
Kong ST, (2010) Rural–urban migration in China: Survey design and implementation. In: Meng X, Manning X, Shi L, , et al, . (eds) The Great Migration: Rural–Urban Migration in China and Indonesia. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, pp. 135–150.
Konings J, Vanormelingen S, (2015) The impact of training on productivity and wages: Firm-level evidence. Review of Economics and Statistics 97(2): 485–497.
Lechner M, Miquel R, Wunsch C, (2011) Long-run effects of public sector sponsored training in West Germany. Journal of the European Economic Association 9(4): 742–784.
- Liu Y, Xu W, (2017) Destination choices of permanent and temporary migrants in China, 1985–2005. Population, Space and Place 23(1): 1963.
Paper not yet in RePEc: Add citation now
Liu Z, (2008) Human capital externalities and rural–urban migration: Evidence from rural China. China Economic Review 19(3): 521–535.
- Lu F, (2012) Wage trends among Chinese migrant workers: 1979–2010. Social Science in China 7: 47–67 (in Chinese).
Paper not yet in RePEc: Add citation now
Lu Z, Song S, (2006) Rural–urban migration and wage determination: The case of Tianjin, China. China Economic Review 17(3): 337–345.
Ma Z, (2001) Urban labor-force experience as a determinant of rural occupation change: Evidence from recent urban–rural return migration in China. Environment and Planning A 33(2): 237–255.
McKenzie D, Rapoport H, (2007) Network effects and the dynamics of migration and inequality: Theory and evidence from Mexico. Journal of Development Economics 84(1): 1–24.
McKenzie D, Rapoport H, (2011) Can migration reduce educational attainment? Evidence from Mexico. Journal of Population Economics 24(4): 1331–1358.
Meng X, (1998) Male–female wage determination and gender wage discrimination in China’s rural industrial sector. Labor Economics 5(1): 67–89.
Meng X, (2012) Labor market outcomes and reforms in China. Journal of Economic Perspectives 26(4): 75–101.
- Meng X, (2013) Rural–urban migration: Trend and policy implications (2008–2012). In: Garnaut R, Song L, (eds) China: A New Model for Development and Growth. Canberra: The Australian National University E Press, pp. 179–197.
Paper not yet in RePEc: Add citation now
Meng X, Kidd MP, (1997) Labor market reform and the changing structure of wage determination in China’s state sector during the 1980s. Journal of Comparative Economics 25(3): 403–421.
- Migrant Worker Survey Report (2014 and 2015). National Bureau of Statistics of the People’s Republic of China.
Paper not yet in RePEc: Add citation now
Moretti E, (2004) Workers’ education, spillovers, and productivity: Evidence from plant-level production functions. American Economic Review 94(3): 656–690.
Murphy R, (1999) Return migrant entrepreneurs and economic diversification in two counties in south Jiangxi, China. Journal of International Development 11(4): 661–672.
Poncet S, (2006) Provincial migration dynamics in China: Borders, costs and economic motivations. Regional Science and Urban Economics 36(3): 385–398.
Rey P, Stiglitz J, (1988) Vertical restraints and producers’ competition. European Economic Review 32(2): 561–568.
Schochet PZ, Burghardt J, McConnell S, (2006) National Job Corps study and longer-term follow-up study: Impact and benefit–cost findings using survey and summary earnings records data. Mathematica Policy Research. Available at: https://www.mathematica-mpr.com/our-publications-and-findings/publications/national-job-corps-study-and-longerterm-followup-study-impact-and-benefitcost-findings-using-survey-and-summary-earnings-records-data (accessed 21 November 2018).
Schultz TW, (1980) Investment in entrepreneurial ability. The Scandinavian Journal of Economics 82(4): 437–448.
- Simpson PA, Greller MM, Stroh LK, (2002) Variations in human capital investment activity by age. Journal of Vocational Behavior 61(1): 109–138.
Paper not yet in RePEc: Add citation now
- Steiner RL, (1985) The nature of vertical restraints. The Antitrust Bulletin 30: 143.
Paper not yet in RePEc: Add citation now
- Steiner RL, (2008) Vertical competition, horizontal competition and market power. The Antitrust Bulletin 53(2): 251–270.
Paper not yet in RePEc: Add citation now
Wahba J, (2015) Selection, selection, selection: The impact of return migration. Journal of Population Economics 28(3): 535–563.
Wahba J, Zenou Y, (2012) Out of sight, out of mind: Migration, entrepreneurship and social capital. Regional Science and Urban Economics 42(5): 890–903.
- Wang F, Zuo X, (1999) Inside China’s cities: Institutional barriers and opportunities for urban migrants. American Economic Review Papers and Proceedings 89(2): 276–280.
Paper not yet in RePEc: Add citation now
Wang S-Y, (2014) Property rights and intra-household bargaining. Journal of Development Economics 107: 192–201.
Wang S-Y, (2015) Statistical discrimination, productivity, and the height of immigrants. ILR Review 68(3): 529–557.
Woodruff C, Zenteno R, (2007) Migration networks and microenterprises in Mexico. Journal of Development Economics 82(2): 509–528.
- Wu F, (2002) China’s changing urban governance in the transition towards a more market-oriented economy. Urban Studies 39(7): 1071–1093.
Paper not yet in RePEc: Add citation now
Wu W, (2004) Sources of migrant housing disadvantage in urban China. Environment and Planning A 36(7): 1285–1304.
Yamauchi F, (2004) Are experience and schooling complementary? Evidence from migrants’ assimilation in the Bangkok labor market. Journal of Development Economics 74(2): 489–513.
Zhang KH, Song S, (2003) Rural–urban migration and urbanization in China: Evidence from time-series and cross-section analyses. China Economic Review 14(4): 386–400.
Zhao Y, (1997) Labor migration and returns to rural education in China. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 79(1): 1278–1287.
Zhao Y, (1999) Labor migration and earnings differences: The case of rural China. Economic Development and Cultural Change 47(4): 767–782.
Zhao Y, (2002) Causes and consequences of return migration: Recent evidence from China. Journal of Comparative Economics 30(2): 376–394.
Zhao Z, (2005) Migration, labor market flexibility, and wage determination in China: A review. The Developing Economies 43(2): 285–312.
- Zhou H, (2004) The trend of family migration in China and its determinants. Population Research 28(2): 60–69 (in Chinese).
Paper not yet in RePEc: Add citation now
Zhu N, (2002) The impacts of income gaps on migration decisions in China. China Economic Review 13(2–3): 213–230.