In recent years, policymaking in China has put increasing emphasis on stemming the growth in inequality, which had been … expenditure, however, has been on large capital-intensive projects rather than on education and other social spending. More … emphasis on education would help reduce the income gap, since human capital is a key determinant of income. Government policies …

Education is reasonably expected to enhance intergenerational social mobility. However, the extent to which educational … and their close relation to massive structural shifts. The erosion of the education-occupation linkage presents a current … other regions. Scandinavian systems show higher chances of social mobility through education, while Mediterranean systems …

following puzzle: why do only some children of the same family attain a level of education considered to be socially desirable … roles in the education of their different children. Using part of qualitative data collected in Hong Kong between 1996 and … 1997, this paper focuses on what selective parents did for their children\'s education. The data illustrated that in …

This study examines the relationship between education and mortality, its underlying mechanisms, and its gender and age … variations among older adults in China, using data from the 2002 to 2011 waves of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity … Survey. There is an inverse relationship between education and mortality risk. The relationship is explained in full by each …

In China hukou (the household registration system) imposes barriers on permanent migration from rural to urban areas … 20 percent of all urban residents. Receiving a long education, being a cadre or becoming an officer in the People … counterparts left behind in rural China. The probability of becoming a permanent migrant is positively related to parental …

The rapid and massive increase of rural-to-urban migration in China has drawn attention to the welfare of migrant … differences in their status in the Chinese residential registration system (hukou) we find no earnings discrimination against …

China has witnessed the largest migration wave in human history, following the initiation of economic reforms in 1978 …