incomes from 1986 to 1999. Using a detailed household-level data set from rural China, we find robust evidence that initial …

incomes from 1986 to 1999. Using a detailed household-level data set from rural China, we find robust evidence that initial …

Rural-to-urban migration in China has transformed the lives of millions of rural residents. This paper reviews … issues that arise when studying migration in China, documents long-term migration trends, and presents evidence on the …

apply these tools to the measurement of chronic and transient poverty in China using a rich panel data set that extends over …

attend high school in rural China. Change in the cost of migration is identified using exogenous variation across counties in …

families in rural China. This paper asks how participation is affected by elder parent health. We find that younger adults are …

Using data from the China Urban Labor Survey conducted in five large Chinese cities at year end 2001, we quantify the …

We document the evolution of the income distribution in rural China, from 1987 through 1999, with an emphasis on … conducted by the China’s Research Center for Rural Economy (RCRE) in Beijing. These surveys permit us to construct a set of …

The difference in educational attainment between China's urban- and rural-born populations has widened in recent years …