Fiscal Decentralization, Rural Industrialization and Undocumented Labour Mobility in Rural China, 1982–87 Yiu Por (Vincent) Chen 10.6084/m9.figshare.3689145.v1 https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Fiscal_Decentralization_Rural_Industrialization_and_Undocumented_Labour_Mobility_in_Rural_China_1982_87/3689145 <p>Chen Y. P. Fiscal decentralization, rural industrialization and undocumented labour mobility in rural China, 1982–87, <i>Regional Studies</i>. This paper explores the relationship between fiscal decentralization, which gave greater rural industrialization and fiscal authority to local governments, and the emergence of rural–rural undocumented inter-provincial labour migration during China's initial reform period. A Heckman model is employed to correct for the zero observation problems and to estimate consistently the labour mobility with a modified gravity equation. Given the institutional barriers, the fiscal decentralization has two contending effects on labour market integration: local economic development promotes labour mobility, but local public goods crowding restrains the inflow of labour at the destination. The crowding effect is stronger at lower levels of government.</p> 2016-08-19 09:45:29 Fiscal decentralization Local economic development Local public goods Rural labour mobility 财政地方化 地方经济发展 地方公共财 农村劳工流动性 Décentralisation budgétaire Développement économique local Biens publics locaux Mobilité rurale de la main-d'oeuvre Fiskale Dezentralisierung Lokale Wirtschaftsentwicklung Lokale öffentliche Güter Mobilität von Arbeitskräften in ländlichen Gebieten Descentralización fiscal Desarrollo económico local Mercancías públicas locales Movilidad laboral rural D72 H30 J61 J68