The persistence of regional unemployment: evidence from China

Wu, Z ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1707-0238, 2003. The persistence of regional unemployment: evidence from China. Applied Economics, 35 (12), pp. 1417-1421. ISSN 0003-6846

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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to examine the persistence of regional unemployment and to explore the sources of this persistence. Evidence from China suggests three empirical findings. First, provincial relative unemployment is more persistent than aggregate unemployment. Second, youth unemployment is less persistent than total unemployment. Third, although the western region has the highest provincial unemployment rate, it has the lowest persistence of regional unemployment. To explore the sources of this unemployment persistence, a panel data method has been developed based on the Barro Approach and Edwards’ work. The higher the share of industry output by state sector and collective sector, the more the regional unemployment persistence. The private sector is the main employment destination for jobless now and has acted to reduce unemployment persistence.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Applied Economics
Creators:	Wu, Z.
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
Date:	2003
Volume:	35
Number:	12
ISSN:	0003-6846
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1080/0003684032000100364 DOI
Rights:	© 2003 Taylor & Francis Ltd.
Divisions:	Schools > Nottingham Business School
Record created by:	EPrints Services
Date Added:	09 Oct 2015 10:14
Last Modified:	09 Jun 2017 13:23
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/9819

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