This paper tests the effects of fertility on household structure and parental labor supply in rural China. To solve the …

large sample of households in rural China. Using a rich longitudinal survey spanning the years 1987-2002, and controlling …

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 …

-seeking behavior. In China, researchers have frequently argued that village cadres, who are the lowest level of administrators in rural … and non-cadre households in rural China without controlling for unobserved dimensions of ability that are also correlated … who is a cadre. Given the increasing returns to non-agricultural employment since China's economic reforms began, it is …

In this paper, we use new survey data on twins born in urban China, among whom many experienced the consequences of the …. -- Guilt ; altruism ; China …