| ID | 133191 |
| Title Proper | Barriers to labor mobility and international trade |
| Other Title Information | the case of China |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Xu, Kai |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This paper quantitatively evaluates the potential impacts of removing China's Hukou system on the world economy. By denying migrant workers the right to health benefits and housing, China's Household Registration (Hukou) system presents a significant distortion to the Chinese labor market that discourages the reallocation of its labor from agriculture to non-agriculture. I find that the elimination of Hukou could increase China's real income per capita by about 4.7%. Moreover, although for most countries the impact of removing Hukou is modest (less than 1% changes in real income per capita), substantial changes in real income could take place for China's small neighboring economies. For example, the decreases in real GDP per capita are 2.7%, 3.2%, and 4.1% for Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam, while Thailand stands to enjoy a 3.8% increase in its income. |
| `In' analytical Note | China Economic Review Vol.29, No.__ ; Jun.2014: p.107-125 |
| Journal Source | China Economic Review Vol.29, No.__ ; Jun.2014: p.107-125 |
| Key Words | China's Hukou System ; World Economy ; Labor Mobility ; International Trade ; China ; Chinese Economy ; Chinese Labor Market ; Labor Migration ; Labor Demand ; Income Growth |