The impact of job contact networks on wages of rural-urban migrants in China: a switching regression approach
The impact of job contact networks on wages of rural-urban migrants in China: a switching regression approach
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工作联系网络对中国农民工工资的影响：转换回归方法
DOI：
10.1080/14765284.2017.1287538
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发表时间：
2017
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2
通讯作者：
Long W
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Long W
根据2008年中国农村向城市迁移调查的具有全国代表性的家庭数据，近三分之二的农村向城市迁移的人通过家庭成员、亲戚、朋友或熟人找到了工作。本文研究了为什么利用社交网络找工作在中国的城乡流动人口中如此普遍，以及流动人口是否会因为采用这种找工作的方法而面临工资惩罚。使用切换回归方法，我们发现了使用网络对工资的积极选择效应的证据。网络用户往往年龄较大，迁移时间较早，受教育程度较低。此外，已婚工人和来自外来人口较多的村庄的人更有可能使用网络，而那些没有当地居民登记身份的人则不太可能使用网络。控制选择性，我们发现网络使用对工资有很大的负面影响。利用工作关系可以获得城市就业机会，但代价是工资明显降低。
In nationally representative household data from the 2008 Chinese Rural to Urban Migration Survey, nearly two thirds of rural–urban migrants found their employment through family members, relatives, friends or acquaintances. This paper investigates why the use of social network to find jobs is so prevalent among rural–urban migrants in China, and whether migrants face a wage penalty as a result of adopting this job search method. Using a switch regression approach, we find evidence of positive selection effects of the use of networks on wages. Users of networks tend to be older, to have migrated longer ago and to be less educated. In addition, married workers and those from villages with more out-migrant are more likely to use networks, while those without local residential registration status are less likely. Controlling for selectivity, we find a large negative impact of network use on wages. Using job contacts brings access to urban employment, but at the cost of markedly lower wages.