Vybrané aspekty trhu práce ČLR v letech 2005-2016: směřuje ČLR do pasti středního příjmu?

Diploma thesis is focused on Middle-Income Trap concept definition and analysis of chosen aspects of labour market and research and development sector in PRC in 2005-2016 and their current and future reforms in context of possibility of getting stuck in Middle-Income Trap. Theoretical part summarizes existing literature connected with Middle-Income Trap and factors which slow down economic growth at a middle-income level. Second chapter of theoretical part describes history of economic development of PRC and current structural problems of the economy. Practical part is focused on closer analysis of chosen factors. Namely national migration of workforce, education system, R&D sector and relationship between wage growth and labour productivity in context of competitiveness loss of Chinese manufacturing industry. Thesis comes to conclusion, that PRC will rather avoid slowing down of economic activity and the Middle-Income Trap in chosen factors and by style of their reforms by central government. The negative ones of analyzed factors are the hukou system, which still plays a big role in discrimination of migrant workforce and ongoing loss of competitiveness of labour intensive sectors of manufacturing industry and its possible radical solutions. These two factors can have a negative effect on economic growth. On the other side there are Chinese R&D sector and education system. China has ambitions to become a global level leader in these after rapid expansion in period 2005-2016.