Li, Hongbin; Meng, Lingsheng; Shi, Xinzheng; Wu, Binzhen - In: Journal of Development Economics 99 (2012) 2, pp. 513-520
We estimate the wage premium associated with having a cadre parent in China using a recent survey of college graduates carried out by the authors. The wage premium of having a cadre parent is 15%, and this premium cannot be explained by other observables such as college entrance exam scores,...
