Study On The Issue Of Rural Labor Transfer In Chongqing

This thesis paper is a study on the issue of rural labor transfer in Chongqing. The main objective is to empirically study the benefits of rural labor transfer in Chongqing for economic development, to find the determining and restraint factors for rural labor transfer in Chongqing, and to put forward strategic plan and some policy recommendations.Based on the survey of relevant theoretical literature on rural labor transfer, this thesis paper analyses the status quo of rural labor transfer in Chonqing, and predicts the transfer scale in the future. Utilizing investigation data, the paper estimates the transfer scale of rural labor in Chongqing in 2004, and then predicts the surplus rural labor force in the future. The result shows there is a severe labor surplus problem in the agricultural and rural sector in Chongqing.Utilizing investigation data, the paper studies the economic contributions of rural labor transfer in Chongqing. The result shows rural labor transfer has a positive impact on economic development in both Chongqing and recipient regions. For Chongqing, migrant workers increased their annual income by working in other regions. Besides, with the transfer of rural surplus labor, the arable land per capita in rural areas is enlarged, which is beneficial to agricultural production. Furthermore, as rural labor and its immediate family move to the cities and towns, the scale of cities and towns is increased. And for enterprises in recipient regions, the lower wage of migrant workers can cut their cost and thus enhance their profit.Then, employing data and choosing the relevant statistical methods, the paper studies the main influential and constraining factors on rural labor transfer in Chongqing. The result shows the education level of rural labor, the industrialization speed, and the urbanization process have a deterministic influence on the scale of rural labor transfer in Chongqing. Employing the elasticity analysis method, the paper reaches the conclusion that human capital status of rural labor, urbanization level, and non-agricultural development status have the most important effect on rural labor transfer in Chongqing.The strategies of promoting rural labor transfer in Chongqing are put forward considering the...