In this paper, we consider the sources and prospects for economic growth in China with a
focus on human capital. First, we provide an overview of the role that labor has played in …

This paper investigates the causal impact of mother's schooling on various outcomes of
adolescent development by exploiting the temporal and geographical variations in the …

China's rapid development and urbanization have induced large numbers of rural residents
to migrate from their homes to urban areas in search of better job opportunities. Parents …

This paper systematically reviews the literature on the causes of leaving school early in
Africa and Asia. Despite the improvement in primary school enrolment in the develo** …

Education inequality between the rural and urban areas of the People's Republic of China
(PRC)—a potential bottleneck for human capital accumulation—has long been of interest to …

Most of the existing literature has shown that parents' educational background, occupation
and income will affect children's initial endowment, educational investment and cultural …

This paper examines the impact of exposure to public health insurance in early life on
outcomes in adolescence in rural China. Exploiting the variation in the county-by-county …

Despite massive investments in teacher professional development (PD) programs in
develo** countries, there is little evidence on their effectiveness. We present results of a …

Focusing on the evolving relations between the state and market in the post-Mao reform era,
Yongnian Zheng and Yanjie Huang present a theory of Chinese capitalism by identifying …

This paper studies how access to public pensions affects old-age support and child
investment in traditional societies. Guided by predictions from an overlap** generations …