We investigate the effects of individuals’ name length on their labor market performance using Chinese data. The results indicate that the longer a person’s name, the higher their probability of employment but the lower their income. The optimal fullname (firstname) length with respect to...

This study uses a field experiment to resolve the difficulties of quantifying personal appearance and identify a direct causal relationship between appearance and employment in China. The experiment reveals that taste-based pure appearance discrimination exists at the pre-interview stage. There...

We thoroughly investigate the spillover effect of individuals' cadre status on socioeconomic outcomes of their biological family members over time using data from the Chinese Adult Twins Survey. A wide spectrum of family ties is analyzed within families. The estimates indicate that cadres'...