Major events in the life of an elderly individual, such as retirement, a significant decrease in income, death of the …

We evaluate the role that cities play on individual productivity in China. First, we show that location explains a … external markets does not. Therefore, large agglomeration economies prevail in China and they are more localised than in … China. …

Intergenerational inequality and old-age poverty are salient issues in contemporary China. China's aging population …

In this paper we provide an overview of China’s human capital strategy and educational achievements over the last two … decades. While every one acknowledges China as an economic superpower, very few are aware of or realize China’s notable … Chinese modern higher education system China has made tremendous strides in education both domestically and internationally …

of exogenous variation in parental income, we use changes in fathers’ retirement age induced by the 1992 reform of the … Italian Social Security system as an instrumental variable for parental income. By raising retirement age, this reform forced …