China has made great progress in weaving its social safety net in the new century. By constructing the three pillars of … its social protection system – the pension system, the medical care system, and social assistance – China is trying to … cover all its people under the system. Regardless of these great achievements in coverage, China has been facing challenges …

's Republic of China, Indonesia, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Viet Nam; diagnoses the …

in China. We attempt to answer two questions. First, does inequality of after-transfer income narrow, compared to that of …

Intergenerational inequality and old-age poverty are salient issues in contemporary China. China's aging population …

China's public pension system now consists of an urban social pension scheme and a new rural social pension scheme …

security of future retirement incomes. This article examines the key demographic challenges for China and their implications …

response to changes in their parents' income. Exploiting a unique policy intervention in China, we examine using a difference …

This paper examines the impact of the New Rural Pension Scheme (NRPS) in China. Exploiting the staggered implementation …

response to changes in their parents’ income. Exploiting a unique policy intervention in China, we examine using a difference …

Since the beginning of the 2000s, both the demographic structure and pension system in China has experienced a dramatic …, China’s housing market interacts with the government budget and pension financing. Under this context, we ask two questions … potential long-run effect of population aging on China’s housing market …