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The Institution of Merit : A Study of Chinese College Admissions
Chan, Jimmy - 2020
students with higher ability and richer provinces spend more on pre-college education …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012848512
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Education, Migration and Source Community Incomes in Rural China
Karpestam, Peter - 2011
Residents in rural China doubt the benefits from education, yet there is empirical evidence supporting positive effects … in urban and rural areas. This paper investigates whether education affects a variety of income attainment indicators for … households in rural China, using a household survey from the provinces of Hebei and Liaoning. The analysis estimates education …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013208564
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Economic Growth, Comparative Advantage, and Gender Differences in Schooling Outcomes: Evidence from the Birthweight Differences of Chinese Twins
Rosenzweig, Mark R.; Zhang, Junsen - 2012
, it shows that the comparative advantage of females in skill is reflected in their greater investment in education and in … changes in the skill intensity of the occupational structure in the aggregate economy. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010507364
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The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, Disruptions to Education, and the Returns to Schooling in Urban China
Giles, John T.; Park, Albert; Wang, Meiyan - 2015
education. The return to college is estimated at 49.8% using a conventional Mincer-type specification and averages 37.1% using …-ability students select into higher education. Additional tests show that the results are unlikely to be driven by sample selection …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010513221
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Long-run consequences of natural disasters: Evidence from Tangshan
Xu, Guo - 2011
Exploiting Tangshan 1976 - the deadliest earthquake in the 20th century - as a source of exogenous variation, we estimate the long-run effect of a historical shock on contemporary socio-economic outcomes. Cohorts born after the earthquake were not only larger, but exhibit lower school completion...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010286289
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Economic growth, comparative advantage, and gender differences in schooling outcomes : evidence from the birthweight differences of Chinese Twins
Rosenzweig, Mark Richard; Zhang, Junsen - 2012
, it shows that the comparative advantage of females in skill is reflected in their greater investment in education and in … changes in the skill intensity of the occupational structure in the aggregate economy. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009696201
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The great proletarian cultural revolution, disruptions to education, and the returns to schooling in urban China
Giles, John; Park, Albert; Wang, Meiyan - 2015
education. The return to college is estimated at 49.8% using a conventional Mincer-type specification and averages 37.1% using …-ability students select into higher education. Additional tests show that the results are unlikely to be driven by sample selection …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010498488
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Education and the Poverty Trap in Rural China
Knight, John; Shi, Li; Quheng, Deng - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2008
This is an attempt to view the relationships involving education and income as forming a system, and one that can … education varies greatly.  There are three main strands to the paper.  One examines the determinants of enrolment, and finds … that poverty has an adverse effect on both the quality and quantity of education - so contributing to a poverty trap.  The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011004217
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The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, Disruptions to Education, and the Returns to Schooling in Urban China
Giles, John T.; Park, Albert; Wang, Meiyan - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015
education. The return to college is estimated at 49.8% using a conventional Mincer-type specification and averages 37.1% using …-ability students select into higher education. Additional tests show that the results are unlikely to be driven by sample selection …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011212567
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The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, Disruptions to Education, and the Returns to Schooling in Urban China
Park, Albert; Giles, John; Wang, Meiyan - HKUST Institute for Emerging Market Studies (IEMS), … - 2015
education. The return to college is estimated at 49.8% using a conventional Mincer-type specification and averages 37.1% using … into higher education. Additional tests show that the results are unlikely to be driven by sample selection bias associated …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011266963