paper uses the exposure of 16-year-old cohorts to an exogenous elimination of export quotas to explore the short …-run schooling consequence of destination-specific export expansions and the longer-run effects on adult outcomes. We find that … export expansions to rich-country markets resulted in substantially higher high school enrollment rates. The expansions …

attainment in China. We find a negative correlation between family size and child outcome, even after we control for the birth … effect of family size on children’s education. We also find that the effect of family size is more evident in rural China …

structural changes on the rise in household saving in China. Variations in fines across provinces on unauthorized births under … investigated in the context of household saving decisions in China. …

Data from two surveys of twins in China are used to contribute to an improved understanding of the role of economic … development in affecting gender differences in the trends in, levels of, and returns to schooling observed in China and in many …

Data from two surveys of twins in China are used to contribute to an improved understanding of the role of economic … development in affecting gender differences in the trends in, levels of, and returns to schooling observed in China and in many …

existing studies, we analyze the sources and causes of China's high and rising saving rates in the government, corporate, and … household sectors. Although the causes of China's high saving are complex, we suggest that the evolving economic, demographic …

In this paper, we use new survey data on twins born in urban China, among whom many experienced the consequences of the …

China. Our OLS estimate shows that being a Party member increases earnings by 10%, but the within-twin-pair estimate becomes …

attainment in China. We find a negative correlation between family size and child outcome, even after we control for the birth … effect of family size on children's education. We also find that the effect of family size is more evident in rural China …

Sex ratios (males to females) rose markedly in China in the last two decades, and crime rates nearly doubled. This …