A unique survey of Shanghai residents in 1996 that combined labor-market information, appraisals of respondents' beauty …

A unique survey of Shanghai residents in 1996 that combined labor-market information, appraisals of respondents' beauty …

In this paper, we use new survey data on twins born in urban China, among whom many experienced the consequences of the …

This paper estimates the returns to membership of the Chinese Communist Party using unique twins data we collected from … China. Our OLS estimate shows that being a Party member increases earnings by 10%, but the within-twin-pair estimate becomes …

attainment in China. We find a negative correlation between family size and child outcome, even after we control for the birth … effect of family size on children's education. We also find that the effect of family size is more evident in rural China …

Sex ratios (males to females) rose markedly in China in the last two decades, and crime rates nearly doubled. This …

existing studies, we analyze the sources and causes of China's high and rising saving rates in the government, corporate, and … household sectors. Although the causes of China's high saving are complex, we suggest that the evolving economic, demographic …