and wages, employment, productivity, and economic output in China. The findings indicate that union density does not …

China's recent monetary stimulation has substantially boosted economic. We argue that its efficacy derives from state …

The state of China's environment is receiving attention from all over the world. This article reviews the current … status and trends of environmental pollution in China. We argue that China is able to contain, and to some extent improve … very recently, despite intense official pressure to bring sulfur emissions down. China's CO emissions have grown rapidly in …

attendance in poor rural areas of China is still low. The high cost of preschool is often regarded as a major barrier to … readiness. To do so, we conducted a randomized controlled trial among 150 young children in a poor, rural county in China. Our … readiness. We believe that poor quality of preschool education in rural China (in terms of both teaching and facilities …

Recent studies have shown that only about two-thirds of the students from poor, rural areas in China finish junior high … counseling on dropout may also be due to the high and growing wages for unskilled labor (high opportunity costs) in China …

firms. In the absence of flexibility in risk pricing through interest rates and strong contract enforcement in China, we …

providing information on college costs and financial aid to high school students in poor regions of northwest China. We find …

This paper investigates the effects of China's New Cooperative Medical Scheme (NCMS) on health outcomes and health care … expenditure of the elderly in rural China, using panel data from the 2005 and 2008 waves of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy …

about new investment projects in China's institutional setting. We find a negative relation between firm value and voluntary …