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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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Poverty, Inequality, and Growth in Urban China, 1986-2000
Meng, Xin; Gregory, Robert; Wang, Youjuan - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
Although urban China has experienced spectacular income growth over the last two decades, increases in inequality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822037
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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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Regional Price Differences in Urban China 1986-2001: Estimation and Implication
Gong, Cathy Honge; Meng, Xin - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
Despite the intensive efforts made by economists to examine regional income inequality in China, limited attention has … in urban China over the period 1986 to 2001. Spatial Price Index (SPI) is normally calculated using the Basket Cost … those obtained from the Basket Cost method. Further, regional price variations in urban China increased significantly during …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822212
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010599694
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011009996
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How Much Do We Know about the Impact of the Economic Downturn on the Employment of Migrants?
Meng, Xin; Kong, Sherry Tao; Zhang, Dandan - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
The employment shock of late 2008 in the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) may have been a product of three different …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363347
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Migrant Entrepreneurs and Credit Constraints under Labour Market Discrimination
Frijters, Paul; Kong, Tao; Meng, Xin - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
We use a unique data of representative migrants and urban local workers in 15 Chinese cities to investigate entrepreneurship and credit constraints under labour market discrimination. We divide self employed into prefer to be self-employed and prefer to have a salaried job but cannot find one;...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009294843
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Stunting and Selection Effects of Famine: A Case Study of the Great Chinese Famine
Ggens, Tue; Meng, Xin; Vaithianathan, Rhema - Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University - 2010
Many developing countries experience famine. If survival is related to height, the increasingly common practice of using height as a measure of well-being may be misleading. We devise a novel method for disentangling the stunting from the selection effects of famine. Using data from the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009352204