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Three generations of changing gender patterns of schooling in the People's Republic of China
McGarry, Kathleen; Sun, Xiaoting - 2018
The phenomenon of son preference in the People's Republic of China and throughout much of Asia has been well documented. However, changing economic conditions, such as increases in educational attainment and employment opportunities for women and the rise in the prevalence of one-child families,...
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Does Compulsory Schooling Exacerbate Son-Preference Practice? Evidence From China
Zhao, Lilac Zihui - 2022
Government policies may alter cultural practices that persist in part due to economic incentives. In this paper, I develop a conceptual framework that shows how compulsory schooling affects parental incentives and exacerbates pre-existing son-preferences in China. I make six testable predictions...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014090326
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The returns to schooling in rural China : evidence from the Cultural Revolution education expansion
Sicular, Terry; Juan, Yang - 2015
During the Cultural Revolution China embarked on a remarkable, albeit temporary, expansion of post-primary education in rural areas. This education expansion affected tens of millions of children who reached secondary school age in the late 1960s and 1970s. Exploiting the education expansion and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010496127
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Access to Public Schools and the Education of Migrant Children in China
Chen, Yuanyuan - 2012
A significant proportion of migrant children in China are not able to attend public schools for lack of local household … registration (HuKou), and turn to privately-operated migrant schools. This paper examines the consequences of such a partially … migrant students who are unable to enroll in public schools perform significantly worse than their more fortunate counterparts …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013099717
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Improving China's Health Care System
Herd, Richard; Hu, Yu-Wei; Koen, Vincent - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2010
Overall, health outcomes in China have improved tremendously over the past three decades, especially thanks to the reduction in some traditional infectious diseases. However, death rates from chronic diseases have been on the rise, not least owing to changes in life styles and deteriorating...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008480476
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Large-Scale School Meal Programs and Student Health : Evidence from Rural China
Wang, Jingxi; Hernandez, Manuel A.; Deng, Guoying - 2021
Reducing urban-rural gaps in child health and nutrition is one of the most difficult challenges faced by many countries. This paper evaluates the impact of the Nutrition Improvement Program (NIP), a large-scale school meal program in rural China, on the health and nutritional status of...
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Growing up without Health Insurance : Evidence from Rural China
Fang, Guanfu; Tang, Tianyu - 2021
This paper examines the long-term effects of health insurance on children’s educational and health outcomes in developing countries. Utilizing the county-by-county rollout of the New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme in rural China, we find that exposure to the health insurance program in early...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013221262
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Improving China's Health Care System
Herd, Richard - 2010
Overall, health outcomes in China have improved tremendously over the past three decades, especially thanks to the reduction in some traditional infectious diseases. However, death rates from chronic diseases have been on the rise, not least owing to changes in life styles and deteriorating...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012444453
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Elite school designation and house prices : quasi-experimental evidence from Beijing, China
Huang, Bin; He, Xiaoyan; Xu, Lei; Zhu, Yu - 2018
We explore three recent comprehensive reforms which aim to equalize access to elite elementary schools in Beijing, to … schools through lotteries, the reform of school federation led by elite schools consolidates ordinary primary schools through … alliance with elite schools. Moreover, an ordinary primary school can be promoted to key elementary school without involving …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012156986
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Elite school designation and housing prices : quasi-experimental evidence from Beijing, China
Huang, Bin; He, Xiaoyan; Xu, Lei; Zhu, Yu - 2020
We explore recent policy changes which aim to equalize access to elite elementary schools in Beijing, to identify the … designated primary schools. Whereas the multi-school dicing policy involves randomly assigning previously ineligible pupils to … key elementary schools through lotteries, the policy of school federation led by elite schools consolidates ordinary …
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