Establishing a Sustainable Labor Market in Developing Countries: A Perspective of Generational Differences in Household Wage

The importance of a sustainable labor market is a critical and fundamental point for many developing countries, where global competitiveness is based on cheap labor. The aim of this empirical–analytical study, framed in China in the research context, is to approach this hot topic from the lens of ho...

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Autores principales:	Ding Li, María de los Ángeles Pérez-Sánchez, Shun Yi, Eduardo Parra-Lopez, Naipeng (Tom) Bu
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	sustainable labor market wage difference household income household registration discrimination migrant workers Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:eebe46b3069148ddb02a4996d5fefe352021-11-11T19:32:25ZEstablishing a Sustainable Labor Market in Developing Countries: A Perspective of Generational Differences in Household Wage10.3390/su1321118352071-1050https://doaj.org/article/eebe46b3069148ddb02a4996d5fefe352021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/21/11835https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050The importance of a sustainable labor market is a critical and fundamental point for many developing countries, where global competitiveness is based on cheap labor. The aim of this empirical–analytical study, framed in China in the research context, is to approach this hot topic from the lens of household wage differences between generations. Using cross-sectional data, consisting of the China Dynamic Migrant Survey and Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition methods and quantiles, to analyze the data results confirmed the differences in wages between two generations of peasant and urban workers. Moreover, a distinctive tapering in the pay gap occurred among the new generation. Fundamentally, a big gap exists in the rate of return on education between urban and rural labor. According to the results of quantile decomposition, the old generation of peasant and urban workers demonstrate anti-discriminatory phenomena at very low and very high scores.Ding LiMaría de los Ángeles Pérez-SánchezShun YiEduardo Parra-LopezNaipeng (Tom) BuMDPI AGarticlesustainable labor marketwage differencehousehold incomehousehold registration discriminationmigrant workersEnvironmental effects of industries and plantsTD194-195Renewable energy sourcesTJ807-830Environmental sciencesGE1-350ENSustainability, Vol 13, Iss 11835, p 11835 (2021)
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spellingShingle	sustainable labor market wage difference household income household registration discrimination migrant workers Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350 Ding Li María de los Ángeles Pérez-Sánchez Shun Yi Eduardo Parra-Lopez Naipeng (Tom) Bu Establishing a Sustainable Labor Market in Developing Countries: A Perspective of Generational Differences in Household Wage
description	The importance of a sustainable labor market is a critical and fundamental point for many developing countries, where global competitiveness is based on cheap labor. The aim of this empirical–analytical study, framed in China in the research context, is to approach this hot topic from the lens of household wage differences between generations. Using cross-sectional data, consisting of the China Dynamic Migrant Survey and Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition methods and quantiles, to analyze the data results confirmed the differences in wages between two generations of peasant and urban workers. Moreover, a distinctive tapering in the pay gap occurred among the new generation. Fundamentally, a big gap exists in the rate of return on education between urban and rural labor. According to the results of quantile decomposition, the old generation of peasant and urban workers demonstrate anti-discriminatory phenomena at very low and very high scores.
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title	Establishing a Sustainable Labor Market in Developing Countries: A Perspective of Generational Differences in Household Wage
title_short	Establishing a Sustainable Labor Market in Developing Countries: A Perspective of Generational Differences in Household Wage
title_full	Establishing a Sustainable Labor Market in Developing Countries: A Perspective of Generational Differences in Household Wage
title_fullStr	Establishing a Sustainable Labor Market in Developing Countries: A Perspective of Generational Differences in Household Wage
title_full_unstemmed	Establishing a Sustainable Labor Market in Developing Countries: A Perspective of Generational Differences in Household Wage
title_sort	establishing a sustainable labor market in developing countries: a perspective of generational differences in household wage
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Establishing a Sustainable Labor Market in Developing Countries: A Perspective of Generational Differences in Household Wage

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