Provincial Labor Mobility Dynamics in China
著者 胡 水文
journal or
publication title
人間社会環境研究
volume 15
page range 125‑140
year 2008‑03‑27
URL http://hdl.handle.net/2297/9837
論文
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ProvincialLaborMobilityDynamicsinChina
社会環境科学研究科国際環境科学専攻 HuShuiwen
中国における省間の労働力移動の原動力
胡水文
要旨
本稿は,1995年から2000年にわたって31の直轄市,省および自治体の間の労働力移動のデー タを用いて,中国における労働力移動の状況を考察した。最初中国の労働力移動についての歴 史,現状および形態を調べたうえで,省間の労働力移動にとっての障害および影響要因を分析 した。その結果,移動規制が時間とともに緩めたとわかった。さらに労働力移動は経済的要因 に大きく左右され,省間距離,失業率,収入およびGDPの成長率と高い関係があることを明ら
かにされた。
キーワード:労働力移動,距離,失業率
internalmotionlaw§weestmateamulti-regional modelthatrestsonthelogicthatwolkersmoveto mcreasetheirmcomesWefbcusonhowmobility decisionsrespondtothecostsofmigrationandlabor marketconditionsSpecifically;wewanttodetennine whetherrelaxedrestrictionsdecreasedthemportance ofmigrationcostsmthemobilitydecisionand enhancedresponsivenesstoeconomicfactors(suchas labormarketconditions)Suchanevolutioniscrucial tonprovelabormarketefficiencyandsustam
successfilleconomictransition
Theremainderofthepaperisorgamzedasfbllows Section2brieHypresemssomestylizedfactson intemalmigrationmChmaSection3mvestigates somefbrcesoflabormigrationBasedonmodelof NewEconomicGeography(nlbuchiandThisse,
2002)andCrozet,Z004Lwemvestigatesomefactors oflabormobilitybwhichwasperceivedasakeyfactor ofinequalityinChinamsection4Section5 1.Introduction
Intensegionallabormobilityisoneofthekeyissues mChma,stransitiontoamarketeconomyTbmove awayfiFomthemdustrialstructureinheritedfiomits plannedeconomy9Chmamustrelocateitsactivities Thelackofmatureandintegratedcapitalmarketsand thepersistenceofimpedmentstomter-provmcial tradeflowsmakelabormobnityevenmorevitalto achieveasuccessfUltransitiontoamarketeconomy hChma,intemallabormigrationisstronglyrestricted Smcethemidl980s,barrierstomigrationhavebeen relaxedmlmewiththedeepenmgofrefbrmsandthe sUbsequentrapidgrowthandvastdemandfbrlaborm urbanareasAuandHenderson(2002)howeverargue thatrestrictionsonmigrationremamtight
ThepresentarticleamstosmdyhowmigratoIy fbrcesevolvedbetweenl995and2000mChinalb analyzethedetennmantsoftheChineseworkers,
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Theturningpointfbramorerestrictivesystem cameafewmonthsafterthepromulgationofthel955 regulation,WhenfbodrationmgbeganinurbanareaS Therationingwasinresponsetofbodshortagesmthe marketduetothedepressionoffbodprices-anaction takenbythegovenunenttosupportthe mdustrializationpolicy(seeLmetall996)Smce urbanhukouwasthepre-reqUisitefbrobtammg low-pricedrationedfiood,theurban-ruraldivision begantosurfaccAsthegovemnentmadeclearits mtentiontoguaranteetheprovisionoflow-costlivmg necessitiestourbanresidents,citiesbecamemore attractivetotheruralpeoplelnl957thegovenment
hastenedtheruralcollectivizationmovementmorder
toenfbrcethemandatoryprocurementofagricultural products,raiseagriculturalproductivityandsupport themdustrializationAsaresult,alargenumberof fmmersdesertedthelandandthecollectives,
migratmgtocitiestoseekjobslnordertosafeguard
themovementtowardscollectivizationasweUasto
controlthetotaldemandbyurbanresidentsfbrfbod,
theStandmgConunitteeoftheNPCissued
"RegulationsonHukouRegistrationmthePeople,s RepublicofChma?,mJanuaryl958Accordmgtothe regulation,“Whenapersonmigratesfieomanrural areatoacity,he/shemustapplyfbrmovmg-outatthe hukouregistrationagencyoftheplaceofresidency,
andpresentcertificateofemploymentfiomanurban bureauoflabor,admissionletterfi?omaschool,or certificateofmovmg-mfiFomanurbanhukou registrationagency.,,(NPC1958)
Thisregulationeffectivelycentralizedthepowerof controllmgmigrationintothehandsofurbanhukou administrators-thepoliceofTicesBefbrethen,urban unitshadrecruitedworkerswithoutmvolvmgthe policeAlthoughthegovenunenthadattemptedto controlmigrationusmgothermeansmcludmgmoral persuasion,expulsionandrepatriation,and discouragmgdirectrecruitmentbyftlctories,these effbrtshadnotbeensuccessfUlingeneralEvidenceof concludes.
2.TheHistoryofMigrationControl
Thestrictenfbrcementoftherural-to-urban
migrationcontrolstartedmtheearlyl960sasaresult ofthedevastatmgGreatFammeThefbodshortage continuedintothel970sandendedmthel980sTb
controlthemigration,ahouseholdregistrationsystem wasutilizedmconjunctionwiththepracticesofjob assignmentandrationmgoflivmgnecessitiesmurban areasTbgetherwithruralcollectivefarmmg,the systemwaseffectivemcontrollmgmigration HoweveLastheeconomicrefblmswerecaIriedoutin theearlyl980s,thesecontrollmgapparatuseslosttheir
effectiveness
Theprimaryapparatusofcontrollingpopulation mobilitymChmahasbeenthehouseholdregistration system,orhukousystemmChmeseThesystem registerseachpersonataspecificplace(usuallythe birthplace)andsmcel958govenⅡnentapprovalhas beenrequiredfbrchangesofregistrationHowever,
whenthehukousystemwasstartedafterthe Conununisttake-over,itwasnotmtendedtorestrict populationmobility・The“LmporaryRegulationon UrbanHukouManagement,,issuedbytheMmistryof PublicSecurity(MOPS)mJulyl951stipulatedthat thepurposeoftheregulationwasto“protectsocial ordeLsafeguardthesafetyandthefireedomof residenceandmigration,,(MOPS1951;emphasis addedbytheauthor)TheregulationmerelyreqUired visitorstoregisterwiththedestinationgovenⅡnentif thedurationofstayexceededthreedays,butthe systemgraduallybecamerestrictivehJunel955,the StateCouncilissueda“DirectiveConcernmgthe EstablishmentofaPennanentSystemofHukou Registration,,,reqUirmgallchangesofresidencetobe registeredmbothorigmanddestmationgovemments;
govenⅡnentapprovalwasnecessaryonlyfbrlandlords andparoledcrnmals(StateCouncill955)
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theseattemptsarefbundmtheStateCouncil,s
"DirectiveonDissuadmgPeasantsftomBlmdInflux mtoCities,,ml953,“JointDirectivetoControlBlmd InHuxofPeasantsintoCities,,bytheMmistlyof lnteriorandMinistryofLaborml954Chengand Seldon(1994)andthe`DirectiveonPreventmgthe BlmdOutHowofRuralPopulation,,bytheState Councilml956StateCouncil(1956)Withthehukou systemmstitutedasthemechamsmofcontrol,thesize ofdesirablemigrationcouldpotentiaUybeeasily controlledmthefbnnofinunigrationquotas、
ThepowerofcontrOlwasnotimnediately exercisedduetothelargedemandfbrworkersm urbanftlctoriesduringtheGreatLeapForwardwhen workerswereactivelyrecruitedAccordmgtonational statistics,thetotalpopulationofcitiesandtowns mcreasedattherateoflOmillionpeopleperyear fiSoml957tol959,whichwasthefastestgrowthrate smcel949(SSB1995,p376)HoweveLtheGreat LeapForwardfiailedmiserablyうwhichwasmarkedby thetragicdeaihfi?omstarvationofatleast30million
people,mostlymruralareas,ffoml959tol961Itis worthnotmgthatatthetimeoftheGreatFamme urbanbiashadalreadytakenitsfbotholdItisevident fiBomthefactthatthestarvationwasnotonlyalmost entirelyaruralpenomenon,butthegovemnenttook actiontosendbackover20millionruralpeoplhewho hadpreviouslybeenrecruitedfiFomruralareastothe countlyside(SSB1995,p376)
Tbwardtheendofthefhmme,themigrationcontrol wasstrictlyenfbrcedSegregationbetweenruraland urbanareasappearedanditwastoremammeffectfbr morethanZOyearS
Despitetherecentprolifbrationofresearchon migrationmChma,thereisstillmuchconfilsionabout themagnimdeofmigrationThisisduemparttothe exlstenceofmanydifferentconceptsandtennsrelated tomigrationandtheffeqUentchangesofdefinitionm censusandcensus-typesurveysmChma(Duanand Sun2006)Inthefbllowmg,weshallfbcusonノノzイdmg '4e"AC〃and9jα"〕ノノ花"ko〃-byfhrthetwomost conunonlyusedmeasuresofmigrationmChina
mHblelFloatingpopulationandmigrants
l990census Z000census
volume (million)
Percent
population*
volume (million)
Percent
population Floatingpopulation(liudongrenkou)
Inter-county
lnter-county+intra-county Migrants(qianyirenkou)
Inter-county
lnter-county+intra-county hter-countymigrants Pennanentmigrants (PercenO
Temporalymigrants (Percent)
Interprovmcial (Percent)
htra-provmcial (Percent)
22.62 1.97 78.75
144.39
6.34 1162
35.33 3.39 79.05
121.21
6.74 10.33
1913
(541)
16.20 (459)
11.53 (326)
23.80 (674)
1.84 20.22
(25.6)
58.84
(744)
32.30 (409)
46.75 (591)
1.72
1.56 5.01
1.11 2.75
2.29 398
Formigrants,proportionofpopulationaged5+、
Sources:l990census1%sample;LiangandMa(2004);PopulaUonCensusODHce(2002).
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Thisnumberisconsistentwithmostpublishedsources,
Whichestimatethatthefloatmgpopulationwasabout 30millionmtheeadyl980s,70-80millionmthe earlyandmid-1990s,andbetweenlOOmillionand l40millionmthelatel990s(BaiandSong2002:4;
Jiao2002;Solingerl999:18;Wan200LZhong2000)
The20050ne-PercentPopulationSampleSurvey reportedfUrthermcreaseofthefloatmgpopulationto
l4735million(NationalBureauofStatistics2006)
L加伽"g犯Mo"(Hoatingpopulation)
Lj"cノblZgだ"ノto",generaUytranslatedasthe
"floatmgpopulation,,,isauniqUeconceptmChma andistiedtothe加肋〃system(GoodkmdandWest 200Z)Whenanmdividualisnotlivmgathis/her
〃ノtoW1ocationthens/heisconsidered“floatmg”This conceptisbasedonthenotionthattheh"AC〃location iswhereonebelongsandthatanymigrationisnot consideredofficialandpennanentuntUthemigrant,s
hz"to〃locationisalsomovedtohis/herdestmation
FloatmgpopulationisastockmeasureRegardless ofwhenactualmigrationocculred,apersoniscounted aspartofthefloatmgpopulationsolongashis/her usualplaceofresidenceisdiffbrentfiomthe加肋〃
location
hpractice,atemporalcriterionusuallyqualifiesthe definitionoffloatmgpopulation,andthecriterion
variesfieomonesourcetoanother、Thel990census
specifiedthatapersonmusthavelefttheh"ノto〃
1ocationfbratleastayearbefbres/hewouldbe consideredaspartofthefloatmgpopulationlnthe 2000census,thecriterionwasshortenedtosixmonths Thespatialcriterionalsochangedlnthel990census,
thefloatmgpopulationmcludedpersonswhohad movedffomonecounty(orcounty-levelcityorurban district)toanothercounty;whereasmtheZOOOcensus,
thespatialcriterionchangedtosub-countyunits,ic.,
townships,townsandstreets
lnotherwords,thel990censuscounted ner-countyfloatmgpopulationonlyWhilethe2000 censuscountedbothinter=countyandmtra-county floatmgpopulationhter-countyHoatmgpopulation mcreasedftom2Z62million,or197%ofthe populationml990to7875million,or634%ofthe populationm2000(Tnble612)Clearly,mobilityhad mcreasedconsiderablybetweenl990andZOOO
Combmmginter-countyandintra-countycounts,
theZOOOcensusreportedatotalofl4439million floatmgpopulation,accountmgfbrl162%ofthe nation,spopulation(PopulationCensusOfficeZOO2)
Qjtzlq〕we"AC〃(migrants)
Theclosestequivalentstothetelmsmigrationand migrantsmtheChmeselanguageararespectively〉
9jα'Mand9jα〃jだ"AC"、Unlikefloatmgpopulation, 9/α〃j”"肋〃isameasureofflowhthel990census,
9m〃j形"Aomwasdefinedasmdividualsfiveyearsor older(1)whohadmovedfieomonecountytoanother withinthepastfiveyears,and(2)(a)whosM"AC〃
locationhadmovedtothel990placeofresidenceor (b)whohadleftthe加肋"locationfbrmorethanone yea1aThosemgroup(a)constitutedpermanent migrantsbecausetheirハ"肋〃locationhadmovedto themigrationdestmation;whilethosemgroup(b)are refelredtoastemporarymigrantsbecausetheirh"AC〃
locationdifferedfiomthemigrationdestmationhthe 2000census,thespatialandtemporalcriteriawele changedrespectivelytosub-county-levelunitsandsix
months
Itshouldbenotedthatthetelmsh"c/O"gand9jamノノ areoftenusedmterchangeablymtheChmese literatureandmediaAtthesametime,somescholars considerthetwotennsmutuallyexclusiveTbmakeit evenmoreconfnsmg,thetennsfloatmgpopulation andtemporarymigrantsarealsooftenused interchangeablyUnderstandmgthefloatmg populationasastockmeasureand9jα'2〕ノノだ"肋〃asa Howmeasureiskeytodistmguishmgbetweenthese
tennS
Usingthe9jα"W形"肋"criteriadescribedabove, thel990and2000censusesdocumentedatotalof
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InbleZInteILprovincialmigrationwithinandbetween1℃gions.
Proportionoftotalflows(%)
Destmation Eastern central Westem Sum
'990census Eastem Central Western Sum
244 10.7 3.7 38.8
21.0 9.2 4.1 34.3
11.5 6.3 9.1 26.9
57.0 26.1 16.9 100 ZOOOcensus
Eastern Central Westem Sum
18.4 3.8 2.4 24.5
41.8 4.0 3.2 49.0
18.2 2.4 5.8 26.5
78.4 102 1L4 100
Note:BecauseofdataUlnitations,Tibetisexcludedfmmthecomputation・BecauseChongqmgdidnotbecomeasepamte provincial-1evelunitunti11996,mtheanalysisitiscombinedwithSichuan、
SoulCes:StateStatisticalBureau(1992);NaUonalBureauofStatistics(2002).
3533millionand7905mteFcountymigrants respectivelyうaccountmgfior339%and674%ofthe populationagedfiveandabove(seeTnblel)These resultsagamsupporttheobservationthatmobilityhad mcreasedsignificantlybetweenthel985-1990and l995-2000periods(Fan2005a;Liang2001)Thesum ofinter-countyandintra-countymigrants,accordmgto the2000census,wasl2121million,accountmgfbr
lO33%ofthe5+population
Amongmter-countymigrants,respectively459%
and744%weretemporarymigrantsaccordmgtothe l990and2000censuses、T11evolumeofpennanent migrantshoverednear20millionbutthenumberof temporarymigrantsmcreasedby3、6tmesfiFoml620 millionto5884millionThedramaticsurgeof temporarymigrantsreflectsnotonlyh"AC〃refbnnbut alsomcreasedprommenceofmarketfbrcesm detennnngpopulationmovementsmChmaIn addition,thisresultmdicatesthatruralmigrants,who constitutethebulkoftemporarymi厚ants,areplaymg anmcreasmglyimportantrolemshapmgChmese
cities
Breakmgmter-countymigrantsdowninto mter-provmcialandmtra-provmcialCOmponentssheds fhrtherlightmtomobilitychangeslnter-provmcial
migration,whichistypicallyoflongerdistances,
accountedfbr326%and409%respectivelyoftotal mter-countymigrationmthel990and2000censuses Thus,notonlyhadmobilitymcreased,butalsogreater proportionsofmigrantsmovedlongdistancesmthe l990sthanmthel980s(DuandGao2004Fan ZOO5b)
Tnble2showstheproportionsofmter-provmcial migrationattributabletomtra-regionaland mtelregionalflows,representedrespectivelyby diagonalandoffLdiagonalcells、Betweenthetwo censuses,mtra-regionalflowsdeclmedmrelative mportancewhilemtenFegionalproportionsmcreased Specifically〉thesumofoffniagonalproportions lncreasedfiFom573%to718%・Thisagams叩ports theobservationthatmoremigrantstraveledlong
distancesmthel990sthanmthel980s、Ofthesix offLdiagonalcells,onlytwo-central-to-easternand
westemto‐eastern-mcreasedbetweenthetwo
censuses,mdicatmganaccelerationofngrationflows ffomthetwonon-coastalregionstotheeasternregion TheflowfiFomthecentralregiontotheeasternregion isespeciallynoteworthy§mcreasmgffom210%to
418%betweenthetwocensusesAllofthismdicates thatmter-provmcialmiHationisoverwhehmgly
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AsTnble3shown,theprmarycharacteristicsof mter-provmcemigrationarethenetimmigrationto urbanareasandthenetemigrationofruralpopulation Ttlble614depictseachprovmcial-levelunitmand out-sharestothenationaltotalofmigrantsandtheir netmigrantsApparentlyうGuangdong,Shanghai,
BeijmgandJiangsu,etc,weretheprovmceswiththe largestsharesmtennsofinunigrants,Guangdong aloneaccommodatedl26millionmigrantsftomother provlnces,accountmgfbrmorethanone-tenthofthe ftomimandtocoastalareasandthattheconcentration
ofmigrantsmtheeasternregion,whichisthemost urbanizedofthelhreeregions,ishighandmcreasmg TheprovmceofGuangdongalonereceived3615%of allmter-provmcialmigrantsdurmgthel995-2000 periodRecentstudiesalsoconfinnthatprovmcialnet migrationvolumesandratesmcreasedbetweenthe twocensuses;thatis,sendmgprovinceslostmore migrantsandreceivmgprovlncesgamedmore migrantsmthel990sthanmthel980s(Fan2005)
Inble3IntelLprovmcerural-urbanmigrationinthe4thCensus●
Netimmigrantstourbanareas Netimmigrationstoruralareas Netnngrations■
Regions million % miIlion %
26519434152415631J602031132000002-0宮00000』一一。’
21322165260105000012021000●●■●●●●●巴●000000000000】』。□一『ロ
26976459912228262266032640526211421114230 261718722740410051124303000000000001000
4785371781414651025100000000●の●B●●●B●●●ひ●●00000000010000
Beijmg Tianjin Shanxi Liaoning Shanghai Jiangsu Fujian Shandong Hubei Guangdong Hainan Qinghai Ningxia
xmjiang 餌』』『一』』。’]。一一一0000-0000000000 201202023491111 784247972637241 』』』】□一口』一『一』。一一000110000110000 ●●●●▲●●●巳●●●●●●559235336206356 698197185897835 4421763654966521OO1760262386260001000011’一
63221726718599810000001000000000000000000000 1524327155523531012000124810000000一一000000000口』一』一一・一一』『『』
a
o2)2)血、⑪即g o
帥加川鼬輕.、螂鎚”》岬》、、1
M皿 u池
仙肋伽Note:NSBthepopulation4uⅢCensus
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nationaltotalofmter-provmcialmigrantslnShenzhen,
oneofChma,sfburEconomicSpecificZonesml980s,
thel990CensusrecordedthattherewasatotaloflO2 millionfloatmgpopulation,orl6tmestheirresidents (O63million)Sichuanwasthemostimportantsender withl32millionemigrantsorl2%ofthenational totallntennsofnetmigFation,mostofthecoastal,
easternprovmces(suchasGuangdong,Shanghai,
BeijmgandJiangsu)gamedfTomprovmceslike SichuanandGuangpdmthecentralandwestern
reglons(KWChan,1999b)Chan(KWChan,
1999a)mappedthe301argestlnter-provmcialflowsof non-migrantsbasedonthel990Censusdataandl%
sampleltrevealsthatthemter-provmcialnon-h"ノto〃
migrationHowwereprmarilytowardtheeasternand southerncoastGuangdong,ShangdlaiandBeUmg
becametheconcentratedcentersofrural-urban mlgratlon
Wehavetousemdirectapproachestoestimatethe mter-provmcialmigrationmtheperiodofl990-2000 Inble4Estimatedinte限provincialmigrantsandInigrationgmowthrateinl990-2000
Estimated Annual
Migration
GrowthRate
Estimated Migration Without
Hukou Average
Annual GrowthRate
Average Natural GrowthRate
Population byHukou in2000 Population
in2000 Population inl990 Regions
Beljmg Tianjin Shanxi
Liaoning Shanghai Jiangsu FUjian Shandong
Hubei
Guangdong
Hainan Qinghai Ningxia Xinjiang
2178481982782・っ809373772481623022644006755911341739681 2966465973666687743003985461088937043264451231638561
2.48 131 138 0.72 2.29 104 145 0.73 L11 324 1.84 1.51 1.9 2.42
14953858823462462618109355550010001011111 7797663732134906001100193030200020001000口』
1114 919 3196 4135 1322 7069 3305 8975 5936 7499 761 480 554 1792
8213296423688368005660942332113311111
ao2)g)、no、1且)
ben艸争Ⅷ、”鼬緬『『》m
iMXuerⅧ麺伽 伽
岫Ⅲ加川比功 4689760609958252472878454812860673766912444522656223454964134321 8662581364297087046241756223928311451675027262226223453864033321 121724496135982700426970668479311010000001101 26147431781771580098633300943611⑪●■●巴のり■●■の●の●●●1100011111011111 241757927782273900035035442611210000-0000000000-。』一』『一一6671 2301 2627 3698 4501 6278 4164 9527 6515 4724 11499 3677 4077 251 3572 2534
3519624155021138770卓792773851132112-2-2’12』。
Note:1)AN′erageannualpopulationgrowthlatciscalculatedbythefbllowiingfbnnula:に=(Pqp2000/Pqpl999)-1(Umts:10,000and%)
2)AN/emgenaturalgrowthrate=(naturalgrowthlateml990+natulalgrowthrateinl999)/2 Sources:SSB,ChinaPopulationStaUsticsYearbook2000and2001.
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duetotheunavailabilityofthedetailedZOOOCensus onmigrationFirstly)theaverageannualpopulation growthrateofeachprovmceiscalculatedbythe geometricalaverageapproachandtheaverageannual mi厚ationgrowthrateofeachprovmceisestnatedby reducmgitsaveragenaturalgrowthrateSecond】y,the sizeofmigrantswithoutlocaM"わ〃fbreachprovince isestnatedbyreducmgitstotalpopulationmthe 200OCensustoitstotalpopulationof〃"んo〃registlyat theendof2000becausethefbnnerfiguremcluded thosemigrantswhohadlivedatthedistrictor townshipfbrmorethanahalfyearbuttheirresident hz'AC〃wereregisteredatotherdistrictsortownships Shanghai,BeijmgandGuangdongarethema]or destmationprovmcesofrural-urbanmigrationTheir averageannualgrowthratesandsizeofnon-h"肋〃
血grationml990-2000arethehighestmChina,
respectivelyShanghai(352millionand217%),
Beijmg(Z68millionandZO7),andGuangdong (1143millionandl9Z)Themajorsourceprovmces ofrural-urbanmigrationare:Anhui(-07%and2g2 mUlionofnetemigrants),Guizhou(-062%andl5Z millionofnetemigants),Henan(-051%and271 million),GuangXi(-O47and235million),Hunan (-O46andO75million),andSichuan(‐O28andO8 million)
Insumnary9thespatialpattemofmter-provmcial rural-urbanmigrationmChinahasbeenprmarily ftomthecentralandwestregionstotheeast(coastal)
regionandthePearlRiverDelta,theYangtzeRiver Delta,andBeijmghavebecomethemostimportant centerssmcethel980s,whichisconsistentwiththe regionaldisparityofeconomicdevelopmentand householdincome、Thismdicatesthatnon-h"肋〃
rural-urbanmigrationmChmamtherefbnnerais primarilyeconomic-motivatedormarket-drivenThe mainobjectivefbrrurallaborerstocrosshundredsor eventhousandskilometerstocitiesmotherprovmces istoseekemploymentopportunitiesandbenefitfiFom largewagedifferentialS
3.DrMngfbrcesoflabormigration
Therestrictivesystemofhouseholdregistration becamethemstitutionalbasisfbrurbanbias、Whenthe govemmenttookontheresponsibilityofprovidingfbr urbanresidents,thesystemitselfautomatically acqUiredanelementofexclusivenessbecausewhen thesizeofthepieisfixed,theonlywaytomaximize eachperson,sshareistorestrictthenumberofpeople eligiblefbrdistributionTheexclusivenessfiJrther madeitpossibletoenlargethepiebyusmgthe distributivepowerofthegovenⅡnentOvertme,more andmorebenefitswereprovidedtourbanresidents,
mcludmgfiFeeorcheaphousmg,medicalcare,pension,
livmgnecessitieS
Asaresultoftheurbanbiasmstitutionalizedby rural-urbansegregation,themcomegapwidened ShengandSun(1994)estmatedthatifthe govemmentsubsidiesofhousmg,healthcareandfbod aremcluded,theratioofurbantoruralmcomeswas 309ml980Thehighermcomedifhence strengthenedthemcentivefbrmralpeopletomoveto
cities
HowevelBasurbanitesenjoyedmoreandmore govenmentsubsidies,betterprotectionandhigher lncomes,theyalsocametoperceivethemselvesas bemgsuperiortoruralpeopleThisbecamethe historicalandpsychologicalbasisfbrthe discriminationtowardruralpeopleLater,asrural peoplebegantomvadetheir‘Gtellitolies,,via spontaneousmigration,thediscrimmatio、wouldtum mtohostility
Themassivelabormigrationafterl980canbe broadlyattributedtothefbllowmgfactors:thefierce pushingfbrcesffomruralareatotransfbnnsurplus rurallaborunleashedbythedecollectivization programml97athestrongpullmgfbrcesthat resultedfiomrapidindustrializationandffoma contmumglargemcomedisparitybetweenruraland urbanresidentsaswellasinlandandcoastalregions;
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andtherefbnnandimprovementofsupportmg mstitutionalaIrangementsonmigrationcontrol,fbod andlabormarket,etc
Theadoptionofthehouseholdresponsibilitysystem (HRS)mruralareasmtheearlylg80ssolvedChma,s fbodsholtageproblemAsshownmLm(1992),gram outputmcreasedby40-50percentbetweenl979and l983、Withfbodsholtagealleviated,thegovemnent startedtorelaxsomeaspectsofmigrationbuttriedto maintamoverallcontrolInthelatel970sandearly l980s,itallowedurbanyouthsthatweresenttolural areasdurmgtheCulturalRevolutiontoretumtotheir citiesoforigmltalsoallowedsomespousesofurban workerstomovetocitiesThemcreasedsupplyof fbodgavensetotheemelgenceandexpansionofthe fiFeemarketfbrgrainmurbanareas,Rationcoupons wereabandonedmearlyl990s,butfbodhadbeen availableontheffeemarketlongbefbrethatThe marketizationoffbodmadeitpossiblefbrtemporary migrantstolivemcities
lntheple-refbrmperiod,ruralpeoplewere membersofvarious“People,sconmnunes,,,which werecollectiveeconomicorgamzationsThey olganizedeconomicactivitiesaccordingto govemnentplanningandweregenerallynot encouragedtoengagemnon-agriculturalproductio、
thatwasassignedtotheurbanregistered
GGnon-agriculturalpopulation,,、R1Jrallaborerswere restrictedffommovingtourbanareasbytightcontrols ofemploymentopportunities,residenceregistration andrationmgofgramandotherproductsChma,s agriculturalsectorandruralareawereusedtofUnction asareservoirfiorresidualrurallabors
WiththerapidexpansionofChma,srurallabor fbrcesandthecontmumgdecreaseofcultivatedland,
alargeportionofrurallaborhasbecome underemployedorsurplusmcomparisontoavailable agriculturalresourcesAsElble5shown,cultivated landperrurallaborerdeclmedsharplyfomO62ham
l960toO31haml980andfUrthertoO21haml995・
Accordmgtoasamplesurveyofllmillionrural householdsm2,468townshipsandtownsm773 counties,SSBestimatedthattherewere60million
surplusrurallaborersml982(SSB,1988),andsome l20-150millionmthemiddleofthel990s(Fan,XY,
1997)Zhangcalculatedthattherewereabout70 millionsurpluslurallaboLaccountmgfbrl8%oftotal rurallaborfbrcemthebeginnmgofthel980s;about l30millionsurplusnⅢ.allaboEaccountmgfbr28%of totalrurallaborfbrcemthebeginnmgofl990s (Zhang,CY,1994)Fuestimatedtheshareofsurplus nuallaborwas31%inl990s(Hu,WL,1999)
hble5AveragecultivatedlandperrurallaborinChinainl955-ZOO4 Areaofcultivatedland
(nllionha)
Rurallaborerfbrce
(million) Areapercapita
(ha/person)
Year
1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2004
11016 104.86 103.59 10113 99.71 99.31 96.85 95.67 94.97 128.24 122.44
186.92 170.19 233.98 27814 294.59 318.36 370.65 420.1 450.42 47962 49695
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Withthemtroductionofthe‘`ruralhousehold
responsibilitysystem”andtheruraldecollectivization m1978,itbecameessentialtotransfbnnsurplusrural laborfiFomagriculturetonona2ロゴculturalsectors Generallyspeakmg,therewerethreemodesfbr transfbnnmgsurplusrurallabormChma:力"ko〃
rural-urbanmigration;“leavmgthelandbutnotthe villages,,(ノノ、6〃ノノ川'Zg)orruralurbamzation locally;and"leavmgboththelandandtheviUages"(ノノ ノ"yo〃ノノ川"g)ornon-hukourural-urbanmigration Thesecondmode,leavmgthelandbutnotthevillages,
dommatedmthel980sandmadeaveryimportant contributiontothetransfbnnationofsurplusrural
laborfbrce
Despitetherestrictivepoliciestoward rural-to-urbanmigration,smcetheoldsystemof controllmgmobilityhadbecomelesseffective,rural peoplewerestillabletorespondtonewemployment opportunitiesinurbanareasOnesuchopportunity becameavailablemtheconstructionmdustrySmce theearly-tomid-1980s,urbanstateownedenterpnses weregivenfinancialautonomy,whichfUeleda constructionboommurbanareasSmceconstruction jobsareconsideredonerousanddangerous,itwas difficulttofindwillingworkersamongurban residems;ruralworkersreadilyfilledthevacancies AccordmgtoBanisterandTtlylor(1989),therewere aheady5millionruralconstructionworkersmurban
areasml988
Anotherfactorthatpromptedruralworkerstoseek employmentmcitiesistheslowdownofjobcreation mruralentelprisesmthelatel980sBetweenl984 andl98aruralentelpnsesprovidedanaverageof lO8millionnewjobsperyearHowever,thegrowth rateofnon-ftlrmemploymentdecreasedtoabouthalf thatnumberfbrl988-1994Smcethestatisticsmclude ruralpeopleworkmgmbothruralandurbannon-farm jobs,theslowdownofemploymentcreationmrural enterprisesshouldbemorethanwhatthedatashow Theothermamreasonswillbediscussedmnext
sectlon
Anotherimpoltantdrivmgfbrceofrural-urban migrationisthehugerural-urbandisparityand inland-coastaldisparityofmcomeandeconomic developmentlevelApartftomtheprivnegesof enjoyingthevariousstate-subsidizedwelhlresonfbod supply,education,employment,medicalserviceMtc,
urbanresidentshadamuchhighermcomethantheir ruralcounterpartsmthepre-refbnnerahl978,the PerCapitaAnnualDisposablehcomeofUrban Householdswas26tnesthePerCapitaAnnualNet lncomeofRuralHouseholdsatcomparableprice・As Chapter3Figure32shows,thisratiogradually declinedtothelessthanllml985,butbegantorise agamthereafterltwas22ml994andZOOOThis demonstratesacontmumglargemcomedisparity betweentheruralandtheurbanhouseholdsmChma
Thereisalsoabigregionaldisparityofeconomic developmentmChmamZOOO・PerCapitaGDPat provmcial-levelreducessharplyftomthecoastal regionstothemiddleandwesternmandregions
Accordmgtothe4thNationalCensusml990,a
totalof34millionmi印antscrossmgcounty-level unitswererecordedovertheperviousfive-yearperiod (1985-1990),about70%or24millionareidentifiedto bemtra-provmcialmigrantswhiletheother30%orlO millionbelongtolnter-provmcemigrationThe dominanceofmtra-provmcemigrationisconfirmed bySSB,ssamplesurveyonrurallabormigrationThe proportionofruralsurpluslaboremployedwithintheir ownprovmcetothetotaltransfbnnedmcreasedfmm 68%inl998to79%ml999Further,accordingtothe sthCensus,amongthetotall2LO7million nmigrantswithouth"AC〃fbrmorethan6months,
65%or7865millionmigratewithintheirown
provlnce
4.TheoreticalEvidence:Modelofmigration Therearetwobasicstrandsofmigrationliterature.
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ThefirstoneistheLewisftameworkTheLewis
(1954)model(whichwaslaterextendedand fbrmalizedbyRamsandFei(1961))becausethe dommantparadigmmthelaterl950sandlnthel960s TheLewisffameworkconsideredmtemalmigrationas anaturalanddesirableprocessmwhichsurpluslabor wasgraduallyshiftedfiFomtheagriculturetoprovide neededmanpowerfbrurbanSector・Theprocesswas deemedsociallybeneficialbecausehumanresources werebemgshiftedfiFomthesectorwheretheirsocial margmalproductwasoftenassumedtobevirtually zerotothesectorwherethismargmalproduct significantlypositiveandpositiveandrapidlygrowmg TheLewismodeldoesnotexplicitlyconsiderutility (orexpectedearnmgs)maximizationofagentsThus,
withitsadhocstructure,itf1ailstothrowmuchlight onthemigrationdecisionandthefimctionmgoflabor marketsetcmaddition,asRay(1998,p367)states,
theLewismodelnplicitlyassumesthatfamilyfiarms aretaxedaslaboriswithdrawnfiFomagriculture Keepmgagriculturalpercapitamcomeconstantand allowmgthes叩plycurveoflabortomdustlyto remamperfectlyelastic
TheHanis-Tbdaro(H-T)fiFamework(ie,Tbdaro (1969)andHalTis-Tbdaro(1970)modelslaswellas subsequentworkthatextendedthesemodels),
elaboratedmanyfeaturesofmigrationthatwent unnoticedwithinthegeneralandadhocstructureof theLewisfmmeworkTheH-Tftamework(whichis clearimprovementovertheLewisfiameworkmmany ways)becausethemamstreamparadigmininternal migrationliteraturesmcetheearlyl970sltpostulated thatmigrationproceedsmresponsetourban-rural difTerencesmtheexpectedeammgsmurbanrather andtheactualearnmgsinrural、hthatfiFamework,
givenapolitically-detennmedminimumurbanwage thatexceedstheagriculturalwage,theprobabilityof gettmgafbnnaljobisdetermmedbytheratioof availablefbnnalsectorjobstojobseekers Consequentlyうmequilibrium,theexpectedfblmal
sectorwage(1e,wagetmestheprobabilityoffindmg suchajob)isequaltotheruralwage
ltisnotdifficulttoseethatthecoreassumptionof theH-Tffamework,‘thepresenceofanexogenous urban-Iuralmcomegap,,makesthefiamework problematicbothattheempiricalandtheoretical levelsConsequently;therehavebeensomenotable attemptstoprovideanendogenousexplanationfbrthis urban-ruralmcomegapThefirstandmostnotable oneisbyStiglitz(1974)Itsbasicideawasto mtroducelabortumoveLwhichiscostlytourban employersThepaceofwolkintheurbansectormay slowdownduetotumover・Supposethatafarm payingahigherwagecanfhcealowlabortumover rataonecanthenexplamwhyurbanemployersmay notlowerthewagestheypaydespitethepIesenceof unemploymentThepapersthatendogemzedthe urban-ruralmcomegapoftheH-Tfiamework,
howeveLmamtamedotherexogenousfeaturesofH-T fmmeworkFormstance,pricesofagriculturaland manuftlcturmggoodsaretakenasunitymallofthe abovepapers;thisisaconseqUenceoftheirsmallopen economyassumptionThisassumption,ontheother hand,isnotrealisticconsidermgthatmanycountries havebeenexperiencmgsignificantmtemalmigration levelssmcel950s,andmanyofthesecountrieswere notexactlyopeneconomiesespeciallydurmgthatera,
replymgheavilyonimportsubstitutionpolices ThemodelofmiHationmthispaperfbllowsthatof nbuchiandThisse(2002)andCrozet(2004)We consideramobileworkerkfTomprovmcejandhis locationdecisionamongRprovmces(mcludmgj)
Migrantschoosetheirdestmationthroughthe comparisonoftheperceivedqualityoflifemthe variouslocationsMigrationdecisionsarebasedon:
migrationcosts,expectedrealmcome,andthe probabilityoffindmgajobmthedestmationThis macro-economicsimplificationissensiblemourcase,
asourfbcusisspecificallyonthemvestigationofthe responsivenessofChmesemigrationdynamicsto
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bordersarefbundtohavelargetradeimpedmgeffects
mChma
Individualkwillchoosetolocatemprovmceiif
嗽〉J')|i,W≠jWilhconvementassumptionson thedistributionofgj,theprobabilityofchoosmg provmceiisgivenbythelogitfUnction
P(Mj#)=e端/ZiLle端 (2)
Theexpectedmigrationflowfromprovmcejtoiis mjgri,=L/P(M,),withLjthepopulationofprovmcej SmilarlyぅthetotaloutHowffomjisL/[1-P(M1)L theshareofemigrantsfiFomregionjmovmgtolis:
mJgr/,e噺 (3)
Z,鬚’蝿rノザエ,e'ソLe噺
costsandothermacro-economicfactorslndeed,our mtentionisnottoidentifythevariousmicro-economlc detennmantsofmigrationFollowmgCrozet(2004),
weconsiderthatmigrationdecisionsaredesignedto maxmizethefbllowmgobjectivefUnction:
"》=γ;’十s}=1,1M(。川bF1D-Al十s}i[1,R](1)
wherepiistheprobabilityoffindmgajobm destmationlocationi,のiistherealincomemi,[qM1
+6局/+cJ1/)]~lco江espondstomigrationcostsand g'isastochasticcomponentcapturin9k,spersonal perception,softhecharacteristicsofprovmceiThis specificationallowsustomvestigatethevariouscost componentsthatdiscouragemigrationwithdij denotmgthedistancebetweenhomeandhost locations,Fijbemgadumnyvariableequaltooneif theorigmanddestmationprovmcesshareacommon border,andzerootherwiseProportionaldistancecosts typicallymcludethephysicalcostsofmovmgthat mcreasewithdistance,reductionsmthequahtyand amountofinfbnnationasdistancemcreases,and networksofcontactsandsupportbasedonpast migrationflows(Helliwell,1998)Wetestwhether thesemigrationcostsaremitigatedifthetwolocations belongtoneighbormgprovmces,thatisiffinancial andmoralcostswhichaffectmigrants,mcomeand satisfactionarelowermthecasewherethedestmation
provmcesharesacomnonborderwiththeprovmceof origmMoreoverweallowfbrextracoststoapplyto migrantsthatmoveoutoftheirprovmce,thereby engagmgminter-provmcialratherthanin lntra-provmcialmigrationsWeanticipatethatthe extracostsofmovmgoutofandfilrtherawayfiFomthe departurelocation,bandcarethusexpectedtobe strictlynegativecoefficients
Thesehypothesesrelatetotheinferencethatmany ofthenetworksofknowledgamstitutionsandshared valuesthattendtofacilitatetradeareatleastpartly detennmedbybordersandthatnetworkssupportmg migrationcanbeexpectedtobesmilar、Provincial
UsmgthedefinitionofVijk,thissharecanbe
C
rewrlttenas:
川G,='、の,+'M+'、レル凪)1入+aノ(4)
'、乙篝j"恥,
witM=-'n(ヱゾーe1di)
Equation(4)fbnnalizesthetradeofTpotential mlgrantsareconfmntedwithwhentheychooseamong severalpotentialdestmationsTheshareofmigrants fiomagivenprovmcewhodecidetomovetoprovlnce iisexplamedbytheexpectedmcomemtheprovmce,
whichisapositivefUnctionoftherealmcomeandof theprobabilityofbemgemployedthereandanegatlve fUnctionofmobilitycosts
Despiteitsapparentcomplexity§EqUation(4)
correspondstoarathersimplegravity-typeequationof migration.
h鏡〒β,hMhwAMM小門(5)
Meanwhilaasmotionedmsection3,theprovmcial growth(gi)andtheshareofruralpopulation(Pri)are alsomportantfactorstoinfluencethechoiceof migrantsIfweaddedthemtoequation(1),itcould
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expressedbythefbllowmgeqUation: migratoryflowsthatoccurwithmsUb-periods
l995-2000
ourestimationsrenectthecostsofmigration throughheemdicatorsThefirstmdicator colTespondstothemigratorydistanceandreHectsthe costsproportionaltothedistancebetweenthe departureanddestmationlocations
ThesecondmdicatorisadunⅡnyvariablethat equalsonewhentheorigmanddestmationprovmces shareaconⅡnonborderltcapturestheextracostof movmgfhrtherawayfiFomthedepartureprovmcethan toaneighboringprovmce
Thethirdindicatorrelatestotheliteratureonborder efTectsfbrmigrationOurdatasetallowsusto measureadditionalcoststhatapplytomigrantswho moveoutoftheirprovmcesmceweareablecompare thefluidityofinter-provmcia1migrationwiththatof mtra-provmcialmigrationThebordereffect,captured byadununyvariableequaltoonefbrmigrations betweendifferentprovmcesandzerofbr mtra-provmcialmigrations,answersthefbllowing question:fbreveryimmigrantmaChineseprovmce whocamefiFomanotherdistrictoftheprovmcewithm thelast5years,howmanyinunigrantscamefiFom anotherprovmceofsimilareconomicconditionsand migrationcosts、Thisvariablemeasurestheextracost ofengagmgmanmter-provmcialmigrationm comparisontoanintra-provmcialmigFation
WeestmateeqUation(5)and(7)onapaneldataof migratolyflowsbetweenandwithm31Chmese provmceswithfixedeffectsrelativetodeparture regionstocontrolfbrtheirspecificfeatures
hnlble6,ThefIrsttwocolumns,theresultsof SandraProncet(2006),reportestmationson intePprovmcialmigrationflows,ml985-l990and l990-1995respectivelylnthefbllowmgcolumns,
mter-provmcialmigrationsml995-2000arealso
mtroduced
Distanceenterswiththeexpectednegativesign:
migrationHowsdecreasesignificantlywiththe
砺ターヅ;+91=l、し`gwBルル凪)-ルド(6)
andthewayうtheequation(5)couldbechangedto:
Ⅲ翁=βMβ鬘hwAhw
β4M,+β5F},+βGB,+αj+s,(7)
WeusedataftomthefburUhNationalPopulation Censusof2000NationalPopulationSurveybasedon asamplesizeofl/100
Thedatareporttheplaceofresidenceatthetimeof thesurvey(2000)aswellastheanswerofthe respondentstothequestioTWhatwasyourplaceof residenceatthelstofJulyl995(thatisfiveyears befbrethesurvey)?,Weconsiderthosewhochange theirplaceofresidence(evenwithinthesame provmce)tobemigrants
Wefbcusexclusivelyoninter=provmcialmigrations,
thatis,mdividualsthatwithmtheprevious5yearsof thesurvey)1eftoneprovmceconmunetogoto another・Ourmodelestimatestheextracostofcrossmg provmcialbordersfbrmigrantsbasedonthe comparisonofmter-provmcialandintra-provmcial migrationflows・
Distance2ismeasuredasrealdistancebyroadm
kilometersfbllowmgthequickestroutebasedon detailedmapslnter-provmcialdistancescorrespondto distancesbetweentheircapitalcities・Considermgthe situationofChma,weusetherailwaydistantasthe prmWvariableofdistant,becausetramisthe representativetransportationmChina,especiallym themoveacrossprovmcesMeanwhile,Haman provmceandculTentTibetwasappliedfbrtheairlme distantduetonoavailabilityofrailway
Smceourfbcusisonmter-provmcialmigrations,
weuseGDPpercapitatoproxyfbrwagesmthe destmationprovmceiWeusetheaveragevaluefbraU eXplanatolyvariablesoverl995-2000toexplam
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mble6TheRegmssionofmigratiolBanditsfactors
Thispaper SandraProncet(2006)
Variable
1995-2000 1990-1995
1985-1990
-942(2.09)
L68(224)
-115(286)
-027(105)
143(498)
199(411)
Constant
m〕PPercapita(①)
UnemPlOyment(p)
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-035**
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0.92***
172***
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-130(3.57)
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Note:Heteroskedasticconsistentstandarde汀ors,with*****and*dcnomgsigmificanceat1%,5%and10%confidencelevelinSandra, Proncet(2006),andtwaluemparcnthesesmthispapeⅢ
rateinChmaltiswellknownthatprovmceswith highruralpopulationratetendtohavemore abandonedlabor,Whichwouldbethemam compositionofmigrationWealsointroducedGDP growthasasupplementvariablefbrtheGDPper capita,asweknown,themorerapid]ygrowthmone area,themoreemploymentopportunitymorebe offered,anditwouldeperceivedasafactortoprompt themigration
Resultsreportedmcolumns3and4emphasizethat thehighertheruralpopulationrateofthedestmation provmcerelativetothedepartureprovmce,thehigher themigratolyHowsThesignificantpositivesign highhghtstheexistenceofacomplementary relationshipbetweenruralpopulationrateand migrationwithmChmaTheseresultsemphasizethat migrationflowsareattractedtoprovmcesthathave higherruralpopulationratethantheprovmceof
orlgm
distancebetweendepartureanddestmationlocations ThemHuenceofdistanceisqUitehighasthe coeBHcientsareclosetoonemabsolutevalue
Thetwovariablesthatrelatetotraditionaleconomic detennmantsofmigrationenterwiththeexpected signsandaresignificant,thatispositivefbrreal mcomeandnegativefbrunemploymentTherateof unemploymententerswiththeexpectednegativesign Thesimultaneoussignificanceoftherevenueandthe unemploymentvariablesisexceptional,asmmost estimationthesevariablesfailtoentersignificantlyin asimultaneousway(Crozet,2004)
ThemHuenceofbothfactorsappearstomcrease betweenthetwosUb-periods,attestmgtothegrowmg mpoltanceofanexpectedmcomedifferentialln migratorydecisions、Thecoefficientonrealincome mcreasessignificantly(atthe5%confidencelevel)
betweenthetwosub-periods,Ourresultsemphasize,
thatallelseequal,migFantstendtofavordestmations ftomwhichtheyexpectmorefavorableprobabilities offindmgemploymentandhighermcomedifferentials Thisfeatureunderlmesthe印eaterresponsivenessof mobilitydecisionofruralworkerstoeconomic conditionsandpointstothe血provementmefficiency
ofthelabormarket
Inthelasttwocolumnswemvestigatetheexistmg relationshipbetweenmigrationandruralpopulation
6.Conclusions
Afterintroductionofsituation,sourceandpattemof labormobility,wegetaclearsketchoflabormarketm ChmaMeanwhilethefbrcesoflabormobilitywere alsomvestigatedMamythispaperstudiesthe npactsoftheHZJAo〃systemofpennanentregistration
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ThebasemodelistakenfiFomTnbuchiandThisse
(2002)andCrozet(2004),Whoevaluatethenpactsof crosscountryimmigrationrestrictionsonglobal meqUalityandmigrantschoosetheirdestmation throughthecomparisonoftheperceivedqUalityoflifb mthevariouslocationsMigrationdecisionsarebased on:migrationcosts,expectedrealmcome,andthe probabilityoffindmgajobmthedestmationOur extensionallowsfbrthemvestigationofthe responsivenessofChmesemigrationdynamicsto costsandothermacro-economicfactors,suchasGDP growthandruralpopulationratio
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