Breeding Hope during the Crisis: A Study on Unemployed Laborers’ Willingness to Receive Educational Compensation under the Chinese “Zero-COVID” Policy

Qiang Wang, Ruxin Yang and Chengbao Yang ()
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Qiang Wang: School of Business, Shandong Management University, Jinan 250357, China
Ruxin Yang: School of Business, Shandong Management University, Jinan 250357, China
Chengbao Yang: School of Economics and Trade, Shandong Management University, Jinan 250357, China

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 11, 1-15

Abstract: Under the Chinese “Zero-COVID” policy, many laborers were forced out of work. Participating in educational compensation can effectively help unemployed laborers achieve re-employment. This paper selected Jining, Shandong Province, as the research area, analyzed the data using a questionnaire survey and key interviews, and observed factors that affect and change willingness to receive educational compensation (WTEC) and the willingness to accept the training duration (WTTD) of unemployed laborers. The study found that 77.78% of unemployed laborers are willing to receive educational compensation, and the WTTD is 12.05 days. Among them, eight factors affect WTEC, such as the years of education, the duration of unemployment, whether there are dependents in the family, and the family’s size. Nine factors such as gender, age, education, unemployed duration, dependents, and other supportable incomes affect WTTD. Based on this, by taking measures from the government and laborers, WTEC and WTTD can be improved, and then the rate of re-employment can be enhanced, and finally, the employment problem can be ameliorated.

Keywords: unemployed laborers; “Zero-COVID” policy; educational compensation; willingness to receive educational compensation (WTEC); willingness to accept the training duration (WTTD) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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