This study investigates the redistributive effect of the social security reform in urban China using the nationally representative urban household surveys in 1995 and 2002. The main findings are as follows. First, public pension is the main income for the elderly in urban China. Majority of...

In this study, using the multinomial logit model, we investigate what factors influence farmers. choices between the alternatives of agricultural work, nonagricultural work, temporary migration, and permanent migration.We find that improving education can help local areas retain their surplus...

This paper is aimed to provide some responses to the following three hotly debated issues regarding China¡¯s new rural cooperative medical system (NCMS), which was launched at the beginning of 2003. Firstly, how many people would join the system voluntarily? Secondly, can the system be...

In China, with the economic reforms leading to the raise in agricultural productivity, the rural healthcare organisation has been weakened. In a 1991-2006 database, a decrease in the healthcare demand is observed. If many papers study the effect of the insurance system (NCMS) on the healthcare...

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