• DocumentCode
    479347
  • Title

    The Evolution and Determinants of Skill Premium in China

  • Author

    Lan Liu ; Hao Zhou

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Bus., JiangHan Univ., Wuhan
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    12-14 Oct. 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    China experienced a sharp increase in wage inequality between unskilled and skilled workers in the late 1990s. Multiple factors lie behind the notorious skill income inequality. This paper describes the evolution of skill premium during the last two decades and analyzes the reasons leading to the result in a simple supply and demand framework. Finally, this paper comes up with some proposals on decreasing skill premium and income inequality.
  • Keywords
    multiskilling; personnel; salaries; supply and demand; skill premium; skilled worker; supply and demand framework; unskilled worker; wage inequality; Acceleration; Educational institutions; Employment; Industrial economics; Investments; Monopoly; Pediatrics; Proposals; Remuneration; Supply and demand;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Wireless Communications, Networking and Mobile Computing, 2008. WiCOM '08. 4th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Dalian
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2107-7
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2108-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/WiCom.2008.3040
  • Filename
    4681229