This study analyses intergenerational class mobility in China as a case study of a quantitative sociological approach … 2015 in China, the analysis focuses on absolute and relative mobility rates for men and women across four birth cohorts …

concave or convex, and gender biasaffects both relative and absolute mobility. We test these predictions in India and China … the gender gap closes when the fathers are collegeeducated. In China, the CEF is convex for sons in urban areas, but … leads to gender divergence in relative mobility for the children of highly educated fathers. Inurban China, and urban and …

leads to gender divergence in relative mobility for the children of highly educated fathers. In urban China, and urban and …This paper incorporates gender bias against girls in the family, school and labor market in a model of … intergenerational persistence in schooling where parents self-finance children's education because of credit market imperfections …

In recent years, policymaking in China has put increasing emphasis on stemming the growth in inequality, which had been … expenditure, however, has been on large capital-intensive projects rather than on education and other social spending. More … emphasis on education would help reduce the income gap, since human capital is a key determinant of income. Government policies …

high school entrance exams, have worse mental and physical health, and remain poor as adults. Although China's hukou …) possess a rural hukou which severely restrict their children's access to urban public schools. As a result, 61 million … rural areas adjacent to cities with more restrictive hukou policies are more likely to separate from children as new job …

outcomes (continuous outcomes such as potential earnings, or discrete ones such as education groups) and captures dynastic …. Results indicate that mobility in terms of education and potential earnings were markedly to the advantage of women. A large … part of the population was lifted out of illiteracy, possibly due to large-scale education and school construction reforms …

types of outcomes, such as (continuous) earnings or (discrete and ordinal) education levels, and captures dynastic … developing country. Results indicate that mobility in terms of education and potential earnings was markedly at the advantage of … women. The bulk of the population came out of illiteracy, possibly due to large-scale education reforms, but the relative …