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Can China's rural elderly count on support from adult children? : Implications of rural-to-urban migration
Giles, John - 2010
children raises the possibility that China's rural elderly will receive less support in the forms of both income and in … the elderly is one important motive for new rural pension initiatives supported by China's government, which are scheduled …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394804
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Can China's Rural Elderly Count on Support from Adult Children? Implications of Rural-to-Urban Migration
Giles, John - 2017
children raises the possibility that China's rural elderly will receive less support in the forms of both income and in … the elderly is one important motive for new rural pension initiatives supported by China's government, which are scheduled …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012976236
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Can China's Rural Elderly Count on Support from Adult Children? Implications of Rural-to-Urban Migration
Giles, John; Wang, Dewen; Zhao, Changbao - 2012
children raises the possibility that China's rural elderly will receive less support in the forms of both income and in … the elderly is one important motive for new rural pension initiatives supported by China's government, which are scheduled …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012551726
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Is consanguinity an impediment to improving human development outcomes?
Mete, Cem; Bossavie, Laurent; Giles, John; Alderman, Harold - 2017
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011730256
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Is Consanguinity an Impediment to Improving Human Development Outcomes?
Mete, Cem - 2017
This paper uses unique data collected in rural Pakistan to assess the extent to which consanguinity, which is widespread in North Africa, Central and West Asia, and most parts of South Asia, is linked to child cognitive ability and nutritional status. As economic benefits of marrying cousins may...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012954326
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Is Consanguinity an Impediment to Improving Human Development Outcomes?
Mete, Cem - 2017
This paper uses unique data collected in rural Pakistan to assess the extent to which consanguinity, which is widespread in North Africa, Central and West Asia, and most parts of South Asia, is linked to child cognitive ability and nutritional status. As economic benefits of marrying cousins may...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012246041
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The quantity-quality tradeoff of children in a developing country: identification using Chinese twins
Li, Hongbin; Zhang, Junsen; Zhu, Yi - 2007
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268272
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Mother's education and child health : is there a nurturing effect?
Chen, Yuyu; Li, Hongbin - In: Journal of health economics 28 (2009) 2, pp. 413-426
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003841555
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The health consequences of air pollution on birth weight : evidence from China’s Huai River policy
Chen, Yuyu; Ebenstein, Avraham; Greenstone, Michael; … - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009697052
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The quantity-quality tradeoff of children in a developing country : identification using Chinese twins
Li, Hongbin (contributor); Zhang, Junsen (contributor);  … - 2007
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 …-quality tradeoff of children in developing countries. -- Quantity-quality tradeoff ; twins ; China …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003641527