Real wage cyclicality in urban China

Lili Kang and Fei Peng

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Abstract: This paper investigates the cyclical behaviour of real wages in urban China using the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS) 1989-2006. Using changes in the unemployment rate as the cyclical measure, we find pro-cyclicality in the public sector and small/medium firms, but not in big firms. We also find real wages of male, high educated or ever married workers are flexible. Including bonuses increases the pro-cyclicality of regular wages.

Keywords: Real wage cyclicality; Panel data; CHNS; Coordination (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E32 J31 J64 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010-12-01
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Published in Economics Letters 2.115(2012): pp. 141-143

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