This paper studies the degree of mobility and estimates the motion law of workers across China between 1985 and 1995 in light of the new economic geography. We rely on intra and inter-provincial migration data for 30 Chinese provinces to measure the importance of provincial borders as...

Using rural household survey data from China, this paper examines the determinants of farmers’ non-farm activity participation decision and their income earning. The results show that education level contributes significantly to farmers’ factors non-farm activity participation and their...

Using data from a survey of rural households in China, this article examines the impacts of non-farm activity on living standard of farmers and on rural income distribution with a micro-economic analysis. Our results show that the participation in non-farm activity alleviates both inequality and...

La question de l’insertion sur le marché du travail des immigrants est aujourd’hui devenue essentielle. Les dispositifs mis en place au Canada cherchent à favoriser la réarticulation entre immigration, marché du travail, protection sociale, formation et cohésion sociale. Cet article...

Cet article étudie l’insertion de ces migrants ruraux sur le marché du travail de la province du Guangdong à partir d’une base de données originales issues d’une enquête sur les paysans-ouvriers (ming gong), réalisée en 2006. A partir de modèles de durée, nous portons une...