TY - JOUR
T1 - The Incidence of Surplus Labor in Rural China
T2 - A Nonparametric Estimation
AU - NG, Ying Chu
AU - LI, Sung Ko
AU - Shu-Ki, Tsang
N1 - Funding Information:
7 The data used in the present study are extracted from the data set collected in the research project “The Behavioural Changes of Chinese Farming Units under the Economic Reform” funded by the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Government (HKBC 168/92H), of which Tsang Shu-ki of the Hong Kong Baptist University was the chief investigator. 8Lacking a better method, we have derived the initial capital stock (K0) by dividing initial investment (I0) by the chosen depreciation rate, δ. For the amount of capital over time t, we set Kt = (Kt−1)(1 − δ) + It, for t ≥ 0.
PY - 2000/9
Y1 - 2000/9
N2 - Numerous studies indicate a severe problem of surplus labor in rural China. Their statistical results, however, depend on dubious analytical methods or estimation techniques. This paper adopts a nonparametric approach under an alternative framework to estimate the incidence of labor surplus in villages of two Chinese provinces. While the problem of genuine surplus labor in these villages was not as serious as expected, a high percentage of the work force was found to be technically inefficient. The findings have important policy implications regarding the choice between labor migration and more efficient employment of existing labor.J. Comp. Econom., September 2000, 28(3), pp. 565-580. Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
AB - Numerous studies indicate a severe problem of surplus labor in rural China. Their statistical results, however, depend on dubious analytical methods or estimation techniques. This paper adopts a nonparametric approach under an alternative framework to estimate the incidence of labor surplus in villages of two Chinese provinces. While the problem of genuine surplus labor in these villages was not as serious as expected, a high percentage of the work force was found to be technically inefficient. The findings have important policy implications regarding the choice between labor migration and more efficient employment of existing labor.J. Comp. Econom., September 2000, 28(3), pp. 565-580. Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
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U2 - 10.1006/jcec.2000.1667
DO - 10.1006/jcec.2000.1667
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:0345982684
SN - 0147-5967
VL - 28
SP - 565
EP - 580
JO - Journal of Comparative Economics
JF - Journal of Comparative Economics
IS - 3
ER -