An Empirical Analysis of Chinese Rural Labour Migration Using a Multinomial Logit Model

Guifu Chen and Shigeyuki Hamori

Applied Econometrics and International Development, 2009, vol. 9, issue 1

Abstract: This paper uses data from the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS) questionnaire (2000) from four provinces that have a large number of migrant workers—Guizhou, Guangxi, Hubei, and Henan (16 counties with 96 villages). We clarify the characteristics of non-agricultural workers and migrants in comparison with agricultural workers based on a multinomial logit model. The results reveal that individual, household, and regional characteristics determine the employment choices of Chinese rural workers.

Keywords: multinomial logit model; labor migration; Chinese labor market (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J60 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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