Showing 1 - 10 of 2,066
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000764097
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000771893
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003838636
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014564306
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013188052
In view of development policy, capital formation is crucial for economic growth in a country. Since the reform in 1978, China has enjoyed high saving rates. However, in the late 1990s the saving rates rose to such a high level, therefore the economic policy to promote consumption in order to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010265909
This paper examines the determinants of intergenerational correlation of education in rural China by using a data from a large survey of households. Three generations who completed education during the period from pre-1949 to the beginning of the 2000s are included. The focus is on the influence...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267974
One of the most notable social phenomena in China is the large urban-rural disparity. There are many studies of it, but most of them focus on income or earnings inequality. In this paper, we investigate the consumption disparity between urban and rural households in China from 1988 to 2002. Our...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268880
We study household decision making in a high-stakes experiment with a random sample of households in rural China. Spouses have to choose between risky lotteries, first separately and then jointly. We find that spouses' individual risk preferences are more similar the richer the household and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269056
This paper provides non-parametric estimates of the total effects of famine in China on marital behavior of famine affected cohorts in rural areas of Sichuan and Anhui. The reduced form estimates incorporate general equilibrium and heterogeneous treatment effects, two important components of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269436