This paper provides an overview of the evolution of income inequality and poverty in China from 1987 to 2002 …, documenting significant increases of inequality within China's urban and rural populations. In rural areas, increased inequality … restructuring have fueled the growth in inequality within urban areas. Poverty levels, however, are very low. China should give more …

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

returns to schooling in urban China by exploiting individual-level variation in the effects of city-wide disruptions to …

returns to schooling in urban China by exploiting individual-level variation in the effects of city-wide disruptions to …

This paper provides an overview of the evolution of income inequality and poverty in China from 1987 to 2002 …, documenting significant increases of inequality within China’s urban and rural populations. In rural areas, increased inequality … restructuring have fueled the growth in inequality within urban areas. Poverty levels, however, are very low. China should give more …

returns to schooling in urban China by exploiting individual-level variation in the effects of city-wide disruptions to …

insurance and pension programs among China's rural-urban migrants. Among workers without a contract, the information …

This paper documents the patterns and correlates of retirement in China using a nationally representative survey, the … China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS). After documenting stark differences in retirement ages between … urban and rural residents, the paper shows that China's urban residents retire earlier than workers in many OECD countries …

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

returns to schooling in urban China by exploiting individual-level variation in the effects of city-wide disruptions to …