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Poverty and inequality and social policy in China
Li, Bingqin; Piachaud, David - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2004
Despite prolonged economic growth, poverty has become a more notable and noted feature of Chinese society. The paper examines three phases of development since the foundation of the People’s Republic: the central planning era (1949 –1978); the pro-urban growth model (1978 – 1999); and more...
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Does better rail access improve homeowners’ happiness?: evidence based on micro surveys in Beijing
Wu, Wenjie - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013
using reported happiness data. This paper uses a difference-in-difference method to empirically measure the impact of rail … access on homeowners’ happiness. My identification strategy takes advantage of micro happiness survey data conducted before … significantly heterogeneity in the effects from better rail access on homeowners’ happiness with respect to different dimensions of …
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