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Why are Saving Rates so High in China?
Yang, Dennis Tao - 2011
existing studies, we analyze the sources and causes of China's high and rising saving rates in the government, corporate, and … household sectors. Although the causes of China's high saving are complex, we suggest that the evolving economic, demographic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013130462
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Estimating the Effect of the One-Child Policy on Sex Ratio Imbalance in China : Identification Based on the Difference-in-Differences
Li, Hongbin - 2010
In China, the male-biased sex ratio has increased significantly. Because the one-child policy only applied to the Han …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013138734
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Population Policies, Demographic Structural Changes, and the Chinese Household Saving Puzzle
Ge, Suqin - 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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013096769
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Fertility, Household Structure, and Parental Labor Supply : Evidence from Rural China
Li, Hongbin - 2015
This paper tests the effects of fertility on household structure and parental labor supply in rural China. To solve the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013015013
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Risk Aversion and Son Preference : Experimental Evidence from Chinese Twin Parents
Chew, Soo Hong - 2017
We study the role of risk aversion underlying son preference in patriarchal societies, where sons serve as better insurance for old-age support than daughters. The implications of an insurance motive on son preference are two-fold. First, prior to the birth of their children, more risk-averse...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012963852
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The Quantity-Quality Tradeoff of Children in a Developing Country : Identification Using Chinese Twins
Li, Hongbin - 2007
attainment in China. We find a negative correlation between family size and child outcome, even after we control for the birth … effect of family size on children's education. We also find that the effect of family size is more evident in rural China …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012776068
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Rising Intergenerational Income Persistence in China
Fan, Yi - 2019
This paper documents an increasing intergenerational income persistence in China since economic reforms were introduced …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012858483
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Early Health Shocks, Intrahousehold Resource Allocation, and Child Outcomes
Yi, Junjian - 2014
An open question in the literature is whether families compensate or reinforce the impact of child health shocks. Discussions usually focus on one dimension of child investment. This paper examines multiple dimensions using household survey data on Chinese child twins whose average age is 11. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013039591
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Economic Returns to Communist Party Membership : Evidence from Urban Chinese Twins
Li, Hongbin; Liu, Pak Wai; Zhang, Junsen; Ma, Ning - 2021
China. Our OLS estimate shows that being a Party member increases earnings by 10%, but the within-twin-pair estimate becomes …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013317601
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How Does the Beauty of Wives Affect Post-Marriage Family Outcomes? Helen's Face in Chinese Households
Zhang, Junsen; Fei, Shulan; Wen, Yanbing - 2023
-marriage family outcomes using a conceptual framework that is widely applicable. Based on two data sets from China, we find beautiful …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014356428