Mismatch and job mobility of married female migrant workers in China

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10.2991/icaicte-15.2015.60How to use a DOI?

Keywords

match quality; on-the-job search; married female migrant worker; job mobility

Abstract

A segmented labor market between rural and urban is an impediment to social transformation in China. Our empirical analysis indicates that marital stability via working at the same firm or city with their husbands is the main purpose pursued by MFMWs by virtue of job mobility, young and educated migrant women with low wages and labor-intensive jobs are more likely to change jobs. The majority of MFMWs employed in informal sector change jobs because of mismatch, which is reflected by shorter job tenure, the gap between real and expected wages, and occupations poorly matched with skill requirements of job openings. The segmentedlabor market in transitional China augments the intention of job mobility due to the weak connection between match quality and job experience and lack of job ladders.

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© 2015, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Hu Weibin
AU  - Han Hongyun
PY  - 2015/08
DA  - 2015/08
TI  - Mismatch and job mobility of married female migrant workers in China
BT  - Proceedings of the 2015 3d International Conference on Advanced Information and Communication Technology for Education
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 247
EP  - 251
SN  - 2352-538X
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/icaicte-15.2015.60
DO  - 10.2991/icaicte-15.2015.60
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