Chinese Research Perspectives on Population and Labor, Volume 8

Towards High-quality Employment

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This translated volume is based on the publication Green Book of Population and Labor (No. 20), originally published in Chinese by the Social Science Academic Press (SASS). The focus of this volume is high-quality employment in China. The topics covered include China’s labor market during the Fourteenth Five-Year Plan; labor supply and demand; the economic impact of consumption among migrant workers; labor supply elasticity and productivity; geographical and structural shifts in job opportunities; and the educational profiles and income distribution among migrants. The final chapter discusses the opportunities and challenges associated with the rapid development of AI and robotics.

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Gao Wenshu is a professor at the Institute of Population and Labor Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS). His research interests include human resources and employment.

Cheng Jie is an associate professor at the Institute of Population and Labor Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS). His research interests include social security and employment.
Contents
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1 Labor Supply and Demand in China during the Fourteenth Five-Year Plan Period
Xiang Jing and Cai Yifei

2 Source of Domestic Demand: Measuring Migrants’ Consumption Potential in the New Era
Cheng Jie and Yin Xi

3 Changes in China’s Labor Market from the Perspective of Changes in Labor Supply Elasticity
Cheng Jie and Zhu Yufeng

4 Reallocation of Human Capital: Productivity Divergence across Sectors
Qu Yue

5 Increase in Local Employment and Job Polarization among Migrants
Yang Ge

6 Changes in the Human Capital Structure of Migrant Workers: an Analysis of Existing College Graduates in China’s Rural Migrants
Cai Yifei and Gao Wenshu

7 Changes in China Arising from the New Technological Revolution and the Trends as Shown in the Competition between Humans and Robots
Qu Xiaobo

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Researchers, students, think tanks, analysts, and members of the public interested in contemporary China, especially those with an interest in China’s population and economy.
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