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randomized controlled trial involving 1,418 disadvantaged (economically poor) students in rural China, we find that the promise …
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Using rural household panel data from three Chinese provinces, this paper identifies determinants of long-term poverty and tests the duration dependence on the probability to leave poverty. Special emphasis is given to the selection of the poverty line and inter-regional differences across...
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a randomized experiment evaluating the effects of a home-based parenting program delivered by cadres in China's Family …
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especially in the context of developing countries such as China where livestock is becoming more important in the domestic … agricultural economy. We estimate total factor productivity (TFP) for four major livestock products in China employing the … technical innovation in China's livestock sector, technical efficiency improvement has been relatively slow. …
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competition increase as a result of China's recent accession to the World Trade Organization? Will Indonesia, Malaysia, the … model suggest that, beyond the underlying international repercussions generated by China's emergence into the international … economy, China's WTO accession per se is likely to generate additional substantial benefits for China and have little …
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We present evidence from a randomized experiment testing the impacts of a six-month early childhood home-visiting program on child outcomes at school entry. Two and a half years after completion of the program, we find persistent effects on child working memory - a key skill of executive...
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We present evidence from a randomized experiment testing the impacts of a six-month early childhood home-visiting program on child outcomes at school entry. Two and a half years after completion of the program, we find persistent effects on child working memory - a key skill of executive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013479027
Purpose: The need for a universal rural pension system has been heightened by demographic changes in rural China …, China’s Government introduced the New Rural Social Pension Program (NRSPP) in 2009, a voluntary and highly subsidized … authors examine whether the NRSPP affects the labor supply of the elderly population in China. Design …
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The Rural Minimum Living Standard is an important component of social security in rural areas of China, as it provides …
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