This yearbook, the English version of the Chinese Green Book of Population and Labor (人口与劳动绿皮书), examines current developments in the Chinese demographic transition and its implications, especially for the labor market. Each annual report is a collection of articles written by demographers and economists from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) and other leading research institutes, policy think tanks, and universities in China. Several of the articles analyze the results of in-depth and population surveys conducted in recent years, and many of the findings of this research has influenced and continues to influence major government policy decisions made by the Chinese government.
The series published one volume over the last 5 years.
Cai Fang is Director of the Institute of Population and Labor Economics at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS).
Kam Wing Chan is Professor of Geography at University of Washington. His research focuses on China’s urbanization, migration, and the household registration system. He has recently served as a consultant for the United Nations, World Bank, and McKinsey & Co.
William Lavely is Associate Professor of International Studies and Sociology, University of Washington. He has published articles on China’s fertility, marriage and family, sex ratios, historical demography, and demographic data.
All those interested in developments in China's population dynamics as well as the composition and distribution of its labor force. Also an excellent primary source for examining how professors and researchers in China discuss and analyze demographic and labor issues.