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Causes and Consequences of Return Migration

Recent Evidence from China

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ID23369751
AuthorsYaohui Zhao (0000-0002-9252-9715, Peking University, corresponding author)
Year2002
Volume30
Issue2
Pages376-394
Publication date2002-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Comparative Economics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0147-5967 • E-ISSN: 1095-7227
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1006/jcec.2002.1781
OpenAlexW2049257269
LanguageEN
Citations received146
References cited14

Agriculture · Beijing · China · Demographic economics · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Human migration · Modernization theory · Nonfarm payrolls · Population · Rate of return · Sociology · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Demography · Finance · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy

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Citations per year6,08
Citation span2002 - 2026 (25)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedYes
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