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A theoretical model of the Chinese labor market

Fields, Gary S.; Song, Yang - 2013

This paper constructs a theoretical labor market model for China, and utilizes the model to examine the effects of … three sectors - state-owned enterprises, private enterprises, and agriculture - and China's unique household registration …-decreasing. -- labor markets ; employment ; welfare economics ; China ; hukou …

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Population policies, demographic structural changes, and the Chinese household saving puzzle

Ge, Suqin; Yang, Dennis Tao; Zhang, Junsen - 2012

structural changes on the rise in household saving in China. Variations in fines across provinces on unauthorized births under … investigated in the context of household saving decisions in China. -- household saving ; one-child policy ; demographic structure … ; cohort analysis ; China …

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Exposure to the one-child policy and fertility among Chinese immigrants to the US

Lin, Siyuan; Argys, Laura M.; Averett, Susan - 2023

We examine whether women exposed to China's one-child policy (OCP) change their fertility decisions when they migrate …

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Do cash transfers improve birth outcomes? : evidence from matched vital statistics, social security and program data

Amarante, Verónica; Manacorda, Marco; Miguel, Edward; … - 2011

There is limited empirical evidence on whether unrestricted cash social assistance to poor pregnant women improves children's birth outcomes. Using program administrative micro-data matched to longitudinal vital statistics on the universe of births in Uruguay, we estimate that participation in a...

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The fertility-sex ratio trade-off : unintended consequences of financial incentives

Anukriti, S - 2014

Lower fertility can translate into a more male-biased sex ratio if son preference is persistent and technology for sex-selection is easily accessible. This paper investigates whether financial incentives can overcome this trade-off in the context of an Indian scheme, Devirupak, that seeks to...

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Does electrification spur the fertility transition? : evidence from Indonesia

Grimm, Michael; Sparrow, Robert; Tasciotti, Luca - 2014

We analyse various pathways through which access to electricity affects fertility, using a pseudo-panel of Indonesian districts covering the period 1993-2010. Identification of causal effects relies on a district-fixed effects approach and controlling for local economic development. The...

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Population policy : abortion and modern contraception are substitutes

Miller, Grant; Valente, Christine - 2016

There is longstanding debate in population policy about the relationship between modern contraception and abortion. Although theory predicts that they should be substitutes, the existing body of empirical evidence is difficult to interpret. What is required is a large‐scale intervention that...

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Demographic alternatives for aging industrial countries : increased total fertility rate, labor force participation, or immigration

Holzmann, Robert (contributor) - 2005

Russia, the high-income countries of East Asia and the Pacific, China, and, to a lesser extent, North America is projected to …

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Population growth and carbon emissions

Casey, Gregory; Galor, Oded - 2016

We provide evidence that lower fertility can simultaneously increase income per capita and lower carbon emissions, eliminating a trade-off central to most policies aimed at slowing global climate change. We estimate the effect of lower fertility on carbon emissions accounting for the fact that...

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Fertility in high-income countries : trends, patterns, determinants, and consequences

Bloom, David E.; Kuhn, Michael; Prettner, Klaus - 2023

High-income countries have generally experienced falling fertility in recent decades. In most of these countries, the total fertility rate is now below the level that implies a stable population in the long run. This has led to concerns among economists, policymakers, and the wider public about...

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