China’s army of migrant workers––more than 250 million at last count––is one of the most important but least understood factors in the world economy.
In recent years, surging wages and fears the stock of rural workers is drying up have raised red flags about China’s future growth.
But detailed survey work on the migrant work force by Xin Meng, an economics professor at Australian National University, shows it isn’t that simple.
With the results from her 2012 survey just in, China Real Time caught up with Ms. Meng and threatened to deny her an urban hukou unless she shared the main results. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
Read more: What Worker Shortage? – Xin Meng on the Real Story of China’s Migrants - China Real Time Report - WSJ
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