leads to gender divergence in relative mobility for the children of highly educated fathers. In urban China, and urban and …This paper incorporates gender bias against girls in the family, school and labor market in a model of … intergenerational persistence in schooling where parents self-finance children's education because of credit market imperfections …

In recent years, policymaking in China has put increasing emphasis on stemming the growth in inequality, which had been … expenditure, however, has been on large capital-intensive projects rather than on education and other social spending. More … emphasis on education would help reduce the income gap, since human capital is a key determinant of income. Government policies …

following puzzle: why do only some children of the same family attain a level of education considered to be socially desirable … roles in the education of their different children. Using part of qualitative data collected in Hong Kong between 1996 and … 1997, this paper focuses on what selective parents did for their children\'s education. The data illustrated that in …