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Weathering a Storm : Survey-Based Perspectives on Employment in China in the Aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis

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dc.contributor.authorGiles, John
dc.contributor.authorPark, Albert
dc.contributor.authorCai, Fang
dc.contributor.authorDu, Yang
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T17:29:31Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T17:29:31Z
dc.date.issued2012-03-01
dc.description.abstractEvidence from a range of different sources suggests that Chinese workers lost 20-36 million jobs because of the global financial crisis. Most of these layoffs affected migrant workers, who have typically lacked employment protection, tend to be concentrated in export-oriented sectors, and were among the easiest to dismiss when the crisis hit. Although it was severe, the employment shock was short-lived. By mid-2009, the macroeconomic stimulus and other interventions had succeeded in boosting demand for migrant labor. By early 2010, abundant evidence pointed to scarcity in China's labor market, as labor demand was once again leading to brisk growth in wages.The paper reviews different available sources of evidence for the effects of the crisis, and notes the biases associated with alternative ex post efforts to measure the employment effects of the crisis. In particular, the paper highlights the usefulness of household surveys with employment histories relative to surveys based on sampling through firms.en
dc.identifierhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20120305140151
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5984
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3273
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPaper is funded by the Knowledge for Change Program (KCP),Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5984
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectACTIVE LABOR
dc.subjectACTIVE LABOR MARKET
dc.subjectACTIVE LABOR MARKET POLICIES
dc.subjectACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS
dc.subjectAGGREGATE DEMAND
dc.subjectATTRITION
dc.subjectCOLLEGE GRADUATES
dc.subjectCREATIVE DESTRUCTION
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDISMISSAL
dc.subjectEARNING
dc.subjectEARTHQUAKE
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC RECOVERY
dc.subjectECONOMIC SLOWDOWN
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT DYNAMICS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT EFFECTS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT GROWTH
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT HISTORIES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT HISTORY
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT IMPACT
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT IMPACTS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT LEVELS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT POLICIES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT SHARE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT TRENDS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectEXPORT-ORIENTED ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectFAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectFIRM LEVEL
dc.subjectFIRM SURVEY
dc.subjectFIRM SURVEYS
dc.subjectFIRM SURVIVAL
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT POLICIES
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectHIGH EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINFORMAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectINFORMAL SECTOR
dc.subjectINNOVATION
dc.subjectINNOVATIONS
dc.subjectJOB CREATION
dc.subjectJOB LOSS
dc.subjectJOB LOSSES
dc.subjectJOB SEEKER
dc.subjectJOB SEEKERS
dc.subjectJOBS
dc.subjectLABOR BUREAU
dc.subjectLABOR CONTRACT
dc.subjectLABOR CONTRACTS
dc.subjectLABOR DEMAND
dc.subjectLABOR ECONOMICS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectLABOR LAW
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET INFORMATION
dc.subjectLABOR REGULATION
dc.subjectLABOR REGULATIONS
dc.subjectLABOR SHORTAGES
dc.subjectLABOR STATISTICS
dc.subjectLAID-OFF WORKERS
dc.subjectLAYOFFS
dc.subjectLITERATURE
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectLONG-TERM MIGRANT
dc.subjectMANDATES
dc.subjectMIGRANT
dc.subjectMIGRANT FAMILY
dc.subjectMIGRANT LABOR
dc.subjectMIGRANT WORKERS
dc.subjectMIGRANT WORKFORCE
dc.subjectMIGRANTS
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectNATIONAL POLICIES
dc.subjectNUMBER OF WORKERS
dc.subjectOCCUPATIONS
dc.subjectON-THE-JOB TRAINING
dc.subjectOPEN ACCESS
dc.subjectPAPERS
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectRATES OF GROWTH
dc.subjectREAL WAGES
dc.subjectRESEARCH COMMUNITY
dc.subjectRESEARCHERS
dc.subjectRETAIL TRADE
dc.subjectRURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectRURAL LABOR
dc.subjectRURAL RESIDENTS
dc.subjectRURAL WORKERS
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSAFETY NET
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSEVERANCE PAY
dc.subjectSKILLS TRAINING
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSOCIAL SCIENCES
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectSPOUSES
dc.subjectTEMPORARY WORK
dc.subjectTERTIARY SECTOR
dc.subjectTRAINING PROGRAMS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
dc.subjectUNSKILLED WORKER
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN MIGRATION
dc.subjectURBAN WORKERS
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY
dc.subjectWAGE SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectWORKFORCE
dc.subjectWORKING HOURS
dc.titleWeathering a Storm : Survey-Based Perspectives on Employment in China in the Aftermath of the Global Financial Crisisen
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okr.crossref.titleWeathering a Storm: Survey-Based Perspectives on Employment in China in the Aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis
okr.date.disclosure2012-03-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T11:02:50.672155Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
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okr.globalpracticeEducation
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid920501468221678504
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5984
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20120305140151
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum15892106
okr.identifier.reportWPS5984
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okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.countryChina
okr.region.geographicalEast Asia
okr.region.geographicalAsia
okr.sectorFinance :: General finance sector
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Standards
okr.topicTertiary Education
okr.topicEducation
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
okr.unitDECRG: Human Development (DECHD)
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