With an under-developed financial market, borrowing from relatives becomes an important funding source in starting one's own business in China. This paper examines the positive effect of number of siblings on entrepreneurship, using the policy shock of China's One-Child Policy as the source of...

Housing price has increased dramatically in China during the past decade. The appreciation of house value could relax credit constraint and thus encourage entrepreneurship. However, a house serves as both an important investment channel and a prerequisite for marriage in China. The continuous...