The Hukou System and Wage Gap between Urban and Rural Migrant Workers in China: A Meta-Analysis

Xinxin Ma, Yalan Li and Ichiro Iwasaki

No 751, Discussion Paper Series from Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University

Abstract: This study performed a meta-analysis of 506 estimates extracted from 75 studies to estimate the effect size of rural household registration (hukou) on wage levels. Our meta-synthesis results indicated that the negative effect of rural hukou on wages is statistically significant; however, the effect size remains small in terms of the partial correlation coefficient. The results of the meta-regression analysis and test for publication selection bias indicated that the differences in the wage effect of hukou among genders, corporate ownership sectors, and periods are insignificant. We also found that publication selection bias is unlikely, and genuine evidence exists in the literature.

Keywords: household registration (hukou) system; wage gap; rural migrant worker; synthesis; meta-regression analysis; publication selection bias; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D63 J31 J71 P21 P31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 39 pages
Date: 2023-12
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-cna, nep-lma and nep-mig
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