Meng, Xin; Kong, Sherry Tao; Zhang, Dandan - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
growth, (ii) the introduction of the new Labor Contract Law at the start of 2008, and (iii) the reduction in export orders … their jobs in 2008 because of the economic downturn. We find that job loss is not confined to export manufacturing … industries, nor is it restricted to coastal cities where export industries are located. We interpret this widespread job loss to …