Wenshu Gao

Economic returns to speaking ‘standard Mandarin’ among migrants in China's urban labour market

Wenshu Gao, Russell Smyth · Economics of Education Review · 2010 · 82 citations

Human Migration, Economics, Economic Returns +11

Informal employment and its effect on the income distribution in urban China

Jinjun Xue, Wenshu Gao, Lin Guo · China Economic Review · 2014 · 69 citations

Economics, Urban Economic Development, East Asian Studies +11

What keeps China's migrant workers going? Expectations and happiness among China's floating population

Wenshu Gao, Russell Smyth · Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy · 2011 · 67 citations

Human Migration, East Asian Studies, Global Migration +17

Health Human Capital, Height and Wages in China

Wenshu Gao, Russell Smyth · The Journal of Development Studies · 2010 · 64 citations

Job satisfaction and relative income in economic transition: Status or signal?

Wenshu Gao, Russell Smyth · China Economic Review · 2010 · 46 citations

Job Satisfaction, Economics, Status Attainment +9