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Jia Wu

Jinan University, China

IZA World of Labor provides direct and effective insight into the labor markets in developed and developing countries. China has gradually increased its impact on the global economy via international trade, and it has met some challenges. I am delighted to participate in this project and I am excited to collaborate with Prof. Junsen Zhang to describe the labor market situation of China in recent years, which will provide policy implications for policymakers

IZA World of Labor role

Author

Current position

Associate Professor of Economics, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China

Research interest

Labor economics, education economics

Website

http://jiawu1881.weebly.com

Positions/functions as a policy advisor

Research Fellow, Pan Sutong Shanghai-Hong Kong Economic Policy Research Centre (2015–)

Qualifications

PhD Economics, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

Selected publications

  • "Effect of parental migration on child development in rural China." Asian Economic Policy Review (2017) (with J. Zhang).

  • "The border effect between Hong Kong and mainland China." Pacific Economic Review 21:1 (2016): 3–12 (with C. S. Fan and X. Wei).

  • "Exchange risk and asset returns: A theoretical and empirical study of an open economy asset pricing model.” Emerging Market Review 21 (2014): 96–116 (with L. Huang and R. Zhang).

article(s)

  • The Chinese labor market, 2000–2016

    The world’s second largest economy has boomed, but a rapidly aging labor force presents substantial challenges

    Junsen ZhangJia Wu, May 2018
    China experienced significant economic progress over the past few decades with an annual average GDP growth of approximately 10%. Population expansion has certainly been a contributing factor, but that is now changing as China rapidly ages. Rural migrants are set to play a key role in compensating for future labor shortages, but inequality is a major issue. Evidence shows that rural migrants have low-paying and undesirable jobs in urban labor markets, which points to inefficient labor allocation and discrimination that may continue to impede rural–urban migration.
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