China's one-child policy is one of the largest and most controversial social engineering
projects in human history. With the extreme restrictions it imposed on reproduction, the …

We review the empirical literature that estimates the causal effect of parent's schooling on
child's schooling, and conclude that estimates differ across studies. We then consider three …

We examine how China's “Later, Longer, Fewer”(LLF) policies in the early 1970s affect the
quality of life of the Chinese elderly forty years later. We identify the causal impact of the LLF …

China's land reform in 1978–84 unleashed rapid growth in farm output and household
income. In new data on reform timing in 914 counties, we find an immediate trend break in …

Rates of initial marriage have fallen in China since the late 1980s. This study ascribes part of
this decline to a rise in house prices over the same period. Chinese social norms mandate …

China initiated its family planning policy in 1962 and its one-child policy in 1980, and it
allowed all couples to have two children as of 1 January 2016. This paper systematically …

Background China's sex ratio at birth (SRB) has declined in the past decade but still
exceeds the normal level. This study seeks to depict the SRB trend in the past two decades …

Abstract The One-Child Policy which had been implemented for over 30 years in China was
formally relaxed in 2010s. The New Two-Child Policies gradually allowed all couples to …

Scholarly evidence on the quantity-quality trade-off is mixed in part because of the
identification challenge due to endogenous family size. This paper provides new evidence …

This study considers the experience of China's one-child policy to examine how fertility
restrictions affect economic and social outcomes over a lifetime. Using variations in these …