Marlon Seror: Rural Migrants and Urban Wages in China
Channel: HKUST Institute for Emerging Market Studies (IEMS)
Date: 25/07/2017

"In China, are rural migrants hurting both the wages and employment prospects of local urban residents? Merlon Seror explores how internal migration is affecting Chinese firms and labor markets, and discusses the ensuing policy lessons. 

(0:00) How Does Migration Affect Existing Urban Workers?
(0:50) Does Migration Affect the Firms?
(2:20) What Are the Policy Implications for Local Governments?

Marlon Serror is a PhD student at the Paris School of Economics, Ecole Normale Supérieure and IRD-DIAL.