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Long-term effects of early-life development : evidence from the 1959 to 1961 China famine
Almond, Douglas; Edlund, Lena; Li, Hongbin; Zhang, Junsen - In: The economic consequences of demographic change in East …, (pp. 321-345). 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008935993
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Long-term effects of the 1959-1961 China famine : mainland China and Hong Kong
Almond, Douglas; Edlund, Lena; Li, Hongbin; Zhang, Junsen - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003546239
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Long-Term Effects Of The 1959-1961 China Famine : Mainland China and Hong Kong
Almond, Douglas - 2007
This paper estimates the effects of maternal malnutrition exploiting the 1959-1961 Chinese famine as a natural experiment. In the 1% sample of the 2000 Chinese Census, we find that fetal exposure to acute maternal malnutrition had compromised a range of socioeconomic outcomes, including:...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012465266
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Long-Term Effects of the 1959-1961 China Famine : Mainland China and Hong Kong
Almond, Douglas; Edlund, Lena; Li, Hongbin; Zhang, Junsen - 2021
This paper estimates the effects of maternal malnutrition exploiting the 1959-1961 Chinese famine as a natural experiment. In the 1% sample of the 2000 Chinese Census, we find that fetal exposure to acute maternal malnutrition had compromised a range of socioeconomic outcomes, including:...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013217964
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Pandemics, global supply chains and local labor demand : evidence from 100 million posted jobs in China
Fang, Hanming; Ge, Chunmian; Huang, Hanwei; Li, Hongbin - 2020
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012487137
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The Quantity-Quality Tradeoff of Children in a Developing Country: Identification Using Chinese Twins
Li, Hongbin; Zhang, Junsen; Zhu, Yi - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 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/10005822059
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Does having a cadre parent pay? Evidence from the first job offers of Chinese college graduates
Li, Hongbin; Meng, Lingsheng; Shi, Xinzheng; Wu, Binzhen - In: Journal of Development Economics 99 (2012) 2, pp. 513-520
We estimate the wage premium associated with having a cadre parent in China using a recent survey of college graduates …
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Family Ties and Organizational Design: Evidence from Chinese Private Firms
Cai, Hongbin; Li, Hongbin; Park, Albert; Zhou, Li-An - In: The Review of Economics and Statistics 95 (2013) 3, pp. 850-867
Analyzing data from a unique survey of managers of Chinese private firms, we investigate how family ties with firm heads affect managerial compensation and job assignment. We find that family managers earn higher salaries and receive more bonuses, hold higher positions, and are given more...
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Sex Ratios and Crime: Evidence from China
Edlund, Lena; Li, Hongbin; Yi, Junjian; Zhang, Junsen - In: The Review of Economics and Statistics 95 (2013) 5, pp. 1520-1534
Since the introduction of the one-child policy in China in 1979, many more boys than girls have been born …
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Saving or stripping rural industry: an analysis of privatization and efficiency in China
Li, Hongbin; Rozelle, Scott - In: Agricultural Economics of Agricultural Economists 23 (2000) 3
This paper describes the process of privatization of China's Township Enterprises. Findings from a recent field survey … analysis, however, finds a positive impact of privatization on technical efficiency. Efficiency of China's rural industries … to China's business environment that the gains could rise further. However, we cannot say if the gain in efficiency is …
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