We explore the link between child gender and household financial decisions within a cultural environment that strongly favours having a son. Using data from the China Household Finance Survey (CHFS), we find that the presence of a daughter is associated with a lower saving rate. This is...

Utilizing a nationally representative panel data of middle-aged and elder individuals from China, we assess the health impact of environmental policies, with special attention paid to gender disparities within their effects. This study utilizes thermal inversions to address the endogeneity of...

Utilizing a nationally representative panel data of middle-aged and elder individuals from China, we assess the health impact of environmental policies, with special attention paid to gender disparities within their effects. This study utilizes thermal inversions to address the endogeneity of...

Over the past thirty years Chinese households have enjoyed substantive increases in income and savings and witnessed a rapidly developing financial market offering investment choices and risks away from bank deposits – the traditional form of financial investment. We explore whether this...

Chinese households have enjoyed a rapidly developing financial market offering a wider range of investment choices than bank deposits – the traditional form of investment. Using panel data from the 2013 and 2015 China Household Finance Survey, we examine the relationship between financial...