Deep Analysis of the Chinese Hukou System

Yang Song is currently a Professor and Assistant Dean of School of Economics at Renmin University of China; he obtained a Ph. D degree in Economics from the Department of Economics at Cornell University in 2013. His research interest mainly lies in labor and development economics with a focus on income distribution and labor market issues in China.

• Part I Brief Introduction to China’s Hukou System.- Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Current Situation of China’s Hukou System.- Part II Comprehensive Impact of the Hukou System.- Chapter 3: Labour Market Discriminations Induced by the Hukou System.- Chapter 4: Unequal Opportunities Induced by the Hukou System.- Chapter 5: The Hukou System and Migrant Workers’ Multidimensional Poverty.- Chapter 6: Health Impact of the Hukou System on Migrant Workers.- Chapter 7: Impact of the Hukou System on Old-age Care for Migrant Workers.- Part III Hukou System Reform Path Analysis.- Chapter 8: Significance, Current Situation and Difficulties of Hukou System Reform.- Chapter 9: Is Hukou System Reform Cost-effective -- A Simulation Analysis Based on the Labour Market Model.- Chapter 10: Policy Analysis of Hukou System Linkage Reform.- Chapter 11: Policy Recommendations for Hukou System Reform.