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less on developing countries and very little on China involving migrant workers in spite of their growing practical and … search procedures used by migrant workers in China by taking advantage of a rich data set on migrant workers that has … in China. However, our IV results suggest that the OLS estimates are subject to severe selection bias from the fact that …
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subjective well-being using China as an example. By matching a unique longitudinal dataset at the individual level, which …
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Since China promulgated new minimum wage regulations in 2004, the magnitude and frequency of changes in the minimum … changes in China over the period of 2004 to 2009. In contrast to the mixed results of previous studies using provincial … Central regions of China, and result in disemployment for females, young adults, and low-skilled workers. …
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This paper uses the national firm level survey data to investigate the effects of Chinese unions on firm performance. We show that Chinese unions have a strong "State-Party voice" face and a "collective voice" face but lack of "monopoly" face. The government influence plays an important role in...
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-contamination. Commercial plasma donation and the resulting HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C epidemics in central China in the 1990s killed more than … its negative health impacts in impoverished rural China using individual fixed effect models. Both the linear regression …
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. We then document our research project in rural China that implements a multiple wave census-type household survey and a …
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This paper estimates the monetary value of cutting PM2.5, a dominant source of air pollution in China. By matching … interviews in China, we are able to estimate the relationship between local concentration of particulate matter and individual …
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and the alarming inequality in China have made relative deprivation more and more intense for the Chinese population. This … paper reviews empirical literature on China that attempts to test the relative deprivation hypothesis. We review the origins …
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We examine the multigenerational impacts of a nationwide social pension program in China, the New Rural Pension Scheme …
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This paper reviews the literature on the relationship between gender (in)equality and industrialization in the context of developing countries. It documents past developments, accounting for pre-industrial preconditions that might explain current differences in gender roles across societies....
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