This book offers a groundbreaking empirical analysis of critical issues shaping rural development in China, focusing on factor reallocation and inequality. Using rigorous econometric methods and unique datasets, it challenges conventional wisdom on rural-urban migration, revealing its complex impact on agricultural productivity and migrant health. The study also examines how pension reforms influence land reallocation and labor mobility, while uncovering the alarming role of inequality of opportunity in rural earnings disparities.

This book offers a groundbreaking empirical analysis of critical issues shaping rural development in China, focusing on factor reallocation and inequality. Using rigorous econometric methods and unique datasets, it challenges conventional wisdom on rural-urban migration, revealing its complex impact on agricultural productivity and migrant health. The study also examines how pension reforms influence land reallocation and labor mobility, while uncovering the alarming role of inequality of opportunity in rural earnings disparities.