-seeking behavior. In China, researchers have frequently argued that village cadres, who are the lowest level of administrators in rural … and non-cadre households in rural China without controlling for unobserved dimensions of ability that are also correlated … who is a cadre. Given the increasing returns to non-agricultural employment since China's economic reforms began, it is …

Using longitudinal data from the China Health and Nutrition Survey, we examine how individual wages change in line with … education in China appear to be zero. We estimate an instrumental variables fixed effects model where share of college graduates … China and targeting it more toward poorly educated workers. …

China. We find that increased migration from rural villages leads to significant increases in consumption per capita, and …

examine the impact of rural-urban migration on the likelihood that households in rural China fall below the poverty line. In …

in China. Controlling for village fixed effects, poor access to water is found to decrease the probability of wage work …

in China. Controlling for village fixed effects, poor access to water is found to decrease the probability of wage work …

This paper examines the determinants of intergenerational correlation of education in rural China by using a data from …