STRUCTURAL CHANGE AND AGGREGATE EMPLOYMENT FLUCTUATIONS IN CHINA

B-Tier
Journal: International Economic Review
Year: 2021
Volume: 62
Issue: 1
Pages: 65-100

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

In developed countries, aggregate employment is strongly procyclical and almost as volatile as output. In China, the correlation of aggregate employment and output is close to zero, and the volatility of aggregate employment is very low. We argue that the key to understanding aggregate employment fluctuations in China is labor reallocation between the agricultural and nonagricultural sectors, and that the income effect plays an important role in determining the labor reallocation dynamics in both the long run and short run.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:wly:iecrev:v:62:y:2021:i:1:p:65-100
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-29