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Education and Health : Insights from International Comparisons
Cutler, David M. - 2012
In this review we synthesize what is known about the relationship between education and health. A large number of studies from both rich and poor countries show that education is associated with better health. While previous work has thought of the effect of education separately for rich and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012460920
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The Unintended Impacts of Agricultural Fires : Human Capital in China
Zivin, Joshua S. Graff - 2019
detected by high-resolution satellites in China during 2005 to 2011, this paper investigates the impacts of fires on cognitive …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012480149
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Going Green in China : Firms’ Responses to Stricter Environmental Regulations
Fan, Haichao - 2019
This paper examines the effect of stringent environmental regulations on firms' environmental practices, economic performance, and environmental innovation. Reducing COD levels by 10% relative to 2005 levels is an aim of the Chinese 11th Five-Year Plan. Using a difference-in-differences...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012480484
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Target setting and Allocative Inefficiency in Lending : Evidence from Two Chinese Banks
Cao, Yiming - 2018
We study the consequences of month-end lending incentives for Chinese bank managers. Using data from two banks, one state-owned and the other partially privatized, we show a clear increase in lending in the final days of each month, a result of both more loan issuance and higher value per loan....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012480614
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Hometown Ties and the Quality of Government Monitoring : Evidence from Rotation of Chinese Auditors
Chu, Jian - 2020
, however, may be affected by relationships between auditor and target. We study whether provincial chief auditors in China show …
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Gender and Bureaucratic Corruption : Evidence from Two Countries
Decarolis, Francesco; Fisman, Raymond; Pinotti, Paolo; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
second from China. In each case, we find that women are far less likely to be investigated for corruption than men. In our … enforcement authorities; in China, female prefectural leaders are as much as 75 percent less likely to be arrested for corruption …
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Profiting from Government Stakes in a Command Economy : Evidence from Chinese Asset Sales
Calomiris, Charles - 2008
We document the market response to an unexpected announcement of proposed sales of government-owned shares in China. In …
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Temperature and High-Stakes Cognitive Performance : Evidence from the National College Entrance Examination in China
Zivin, Joshua S. Graff - 2018
country using data from the National College Entrance Examination (NCEE) in China. The NCEE is one of the most important … institutions in China and affects hundreds of millions of families. We find that a one-standard-deviation increase in temperature …
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Property Rights, Land Misallocation and Agricultural Efficiency in China
Chari, A.V. - 2017
This paper examines the impact of a property rights reform in rural China that allowed farmers to lease out their land …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012453614
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Social Ties and Favoritism in Chinese Science
Fisman, Raymond - 2017
We study favoritism via hometown ties, a common source of favor exchange in China, in fellow selection of the Chinese …
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