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Working Papers

2024

1. Migration, Growth, and Poverty Reduction in Rural China: Retrospect and Prospects
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
2. Private Provisioning of Employment Services: Experimental Evidence from Bosnia and Herzegovina
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2021

3. Can Information Influence the Social Insurance Participation Decision of China's Rural Migrants?
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (6)
   Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2018) View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article Can information influence the social insurance participation decision of China's rural migrants?, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2021) View citations (7) (2021)
4. One Country, Two Systems: Evidence on Retirement Patterns in China
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (7)
   Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2021) View citations (7)
   See also Journal Article One country, two systems: evidence on retirement patterns in China, Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, Cambridge University Press (2023) (2023)

2019

5. Is Consanguinity an Impediment to Child Development Outcomes?
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

2017

6. Is consanguinity an impediment to improving human development outcomes ?
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
7. The effect of height on earnings: is stature just a proxy for cognitive and non-cognitive skills ?
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article The effect of height on earnings: Is stature just a proxy for cognitive and non-cognitive skills?, Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier (2021) View citations (4) (2021)

2016

8. Chronic and Transient Poverty: Measurement and Estimation, with Evidence from China
   Working Papers, eSocialSciences
   Also in Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (2006) View citations (6)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2006) View citations (6)
   Cahiers de recherche, CIRPEE (2006) View citations (7)
   See also Journal Article Chronic and transient poverty: Measurement and estimation, with evidence from China, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2010) View citations (71) (2010)

2015

9. The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, Disruptions to Education, and the Returns to Schooling in Urban China
   HKUST IEMS Working Paper Series, HKUST Institute for Emerging Market Studies View citations (10)
   Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2008) View citations (30)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2015) View citations (10)
   See also Journal Article The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, Disruptions to Education, and the Returns to Schooling in Urban China, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (2019) View citations (14) (2019)

2014

10. Protecting Child Nutritional Status in the Aftermath of a Financial Crisis: Evidence from Indonesia
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2010) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Protecting child nutritional status in the aftermath of a financial crisis: Evidence from Indonesia, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2015) View citations (9) (2015)
11. Village Political Economy, Land Tenure Insecurity, and the Rural to Urban Migration Decision: Evidence from China
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (11)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2014) View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Village Political Economy, Land Tenure Insecurity, and the Rural to Urban Migration Decision: Evidence from China, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (2018) View citations (36) (2018)

2013

12. China's 2008 Labor Contract Law: Implementation and Implications for China's Workers
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2013) View citations (2)
13. Expanding social insurance coverage in urban China
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (20)
14. WAS CHINA’S RATE OF POVERTY REDUCTION EVEN FASTER THAN ROUTINELY ASSUMED? ACCOUNTING FOR THE EFFECTS OF MIGRATION
    2013 Annual Meeting, August 4-6, 2013, Washington, D.C., Agricultural and Applied Economics Association

2012

15. A Control Function Approach to Estimating Dynamic Probit Models with Endogenous Regressors, with an Application to the Study of Poverty Persistence in China
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (8)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2010) View citations (3)
16. Does It Pay to Be a Cadre? Estimating the Returns to Being a Local Official in Rural China
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (19)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2012) View citations (19)
    See also Journal Article Does it pay to be a cadre? Estimating the returns to being a local official in rural China, Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier (2012) View citations (16) (2012)
17. Patterns and correlates of intergenerational non-time transfers: evidence from CHARLS
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (9)
18. Weathering a storm: survey-based perspectives on employment in China in the aftermath of the global financial crisis
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)

2011

19. The Labor Supply and Retirement Behavior of China's Older Workers and Elderly in Comparative Perspective
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (11)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2011) View citations (11)

2010

20. Can China's rural elderly count on support from adult children ? implications of rural-to-urban migration
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (32)
21. Did higher inequality impede growth in rural China ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Did Higher Inequality Impede Growth in Rural China?, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2011) View citations (34) (2011)
22. The impact of the global financial crisis on off-farm employment and earnings in rural China
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article The Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on Off-farm Employment and Earnings in Rural China, World Development, Elsevier (2011) View citations (25) (2011)

2008

23. Economic Restructuring and Retirement in Urban China
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research
24. Migrant Labor Markets and the Welfare of Rural Households in the Developing World: Evidence from China
    2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) View citations (51)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2008) View citations (46)
    See also Journal Article Migrant Labor Markets and the Welfare of Rural Households in the Developing World: Evidence from China, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2018) View citations (18) (2018)
25. Migrant opportunity and the educational attainment of youth in rural China
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (45)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2006) View citations (31)
    Department of Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics, Williams College (2005) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Migrant Opportunity and the Educational Attainment of Youth in Rural China, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2017) View citations (37) (2017)

2007

26. Inequality and Poverty in China during Reform
    Working Papers PMMA, PEP-PMMA View citations (12)

2006

27. Elder Parent Health and the Migration Decision of Adult Children: Evidence from Rural China
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
28. Inequality and Growth in Rural China: Does Higher Inequality Impede Growth?
    Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics View citations (14)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2006) View citations (17)

2005

29. Income Inequality During China's Economic Transition
    Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics View citations (20)

2004

30. The Evolution of Income Inequality in Rural China
    William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan View citations (16)
    Also in Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics (2003) View citations (20)
    See also Journal Article The Evolution of Income Inequality in Rural China, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (2005) View citations (139) (2005)

2003

31. How has Economic Restructuring Affected China’s Urban Workers?*
    William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan View citations (20)

2000

32. Is Life More Risky in the Open? Household Risk-Coping and the Opening of China's Labor Markets
    William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Is life more risky in the open? Household risk-coping and the opening of China's labor markets, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2006) View citations (73) (2006)

1997

33. Giving Credit Where Credit is Due: The Changing Role of Rural Financial Institutions in China
    William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan View citations (11)

Journal Articles

2023

1. One country, two systems: evidence on retirement patterns in China
   Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2023, 22, (2), 188-210
   See also Working Paper One Country, Two Systems: Evidence on Retirement Patterns in China, IZA Discussion Papers (2021) View citations (7) (2021)

2021

2. Can information influence the social insurance participation decision of China's rural migrants?
   Journal of Development Economics, 2021, 150, (C) View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper Can Information Influence the Social Insurance Participation Decision of China's Rural Migrants?, IZA Discussion Papers (2021) View citations (6) (2021)
3. The effect of height on earnings: Is stature just a proxy for cognitive and non-cognitive skills?
   Economics & Human Biology, 2021, 43, (C) View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper The effect of height on earnings: is stature just a proxy for cognitive and non-cognitive skills ?, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2017) View citations (2) (2017)

2020

4. Is consanguinity an impediment to child development?
   Population Studies, 2020, 74, (2), 139-159 View citations (4)
5. Migration and human capital accumulation in China
   IZA World of Labor, 2020, 476 View citations (1)

2019

6. The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, Disruptions to Education, and the Returns to Schooling in Urban China
   Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2019, 68, (1), 131 - 164 View citations (14)
   See also Working Paper The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, Disruptions to Education, and the Returns to Schooling in Urban China, HKUST IEMS Working Paper Series (2015) View citations (10) (2015)

2018

7. Gender Patterns of Eldercare in China
   Feminist Economics, 2018, 24, (2), 54-76 View citations (7)
8. Migrant Labor Markets and the Welfare of Rural Households in the Developing World: Evidence from China
   The World Bank Economic Review, 2018, 32, (1), 1-18 View citations (18)
   See also Working Paper Migrant Labor Markets and the Welfare of Rural Households in the Developing World: Evidence from China, 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida (2008) View citations (51) (2008)
9. Village Political Economy, Land Tenure Insecurity, and the Rural to Urban Migration Decision: Evidence from China
   American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2018, 100, (2), 521-544 View citations (36)
   See also Working Paper Village Political Economy, Land Tenure Insecurity, and the Rural to Urban Migration Decision: Evidence from China, IZA Discussion Papers (2014) View citations (11) (2014)

2017

10. Migrant Opportunity and the Educational Attainment of Youth in Rural China
    Journal of Human Resources, 2017, 52, (1), 272-311 View citations (37)
    See also Working Paper Migrant opportunity and the educational attainment of youth in rural China, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2008) View citations (45) (2008)

2015

11. Protecting child nutritional status in the aftermath of a financial crisis: Evidence from Indonesia
    Journal of Development Economics, 2015, 114, (C), 97-106 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper Protecting Child Nutritional Status in the Aftermath of a Financial Crisis: Evidence from Indonesia, IZA Discussion Papers (2014) (2014)

2013

12. A Control Function Approach to Estimating Dynamic Probit Models with Endogenous Regressorsa
    Journal of Econometric Methods, 2013, 2, (1), 69-87 View citations (28)

2012

13. Does it pay to be a cadre? Estimating the returns to being a local official in rural China
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2012, 40, (3), 337-356 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper Does It Pay to Be a Cadre? Estimating the Returns to Being a Local Official in Rural China, IZA Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (19) (2012)

2011

14. Did Higher Inequality Impede Growth in Rural China?
    Economic Journal, 2011, 121, (557), 1281-1309 View citations (34)
    See also Working Paper Did higher inequality impede growth in rural China ?, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2010) View citations (1) (2010)
15. The Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on Off-farm Employment and Earnings in Rural China
    World Development, 2011, 39, (5), 797-807 View citations (25)
    See also Working Paper The impact of the global financial crisis on off-farm employment and earnings in rural China, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2010) View citations (5) (2010)

2010

16. Chronic and transient poverty: Measurement and estimation, with evidence from China
    Journal of Development Economics, 2010, 91, (2), 266-277 View citations (71)
    See also Working Paper Chronic and Transient Poverty: Measurement and Estimation, with Evidence from China, Working Papers (2016) (2016)

2007

17. Elderly parent health and the migration decisions of adult children: Evidence from rural China
    Demography, 2007, 44, (2), 265-288 View citations (68)
18. Precautionary Behavior, Migrant Networks, and Household Consumption Decisions: An Empirical Analysis Using Household Panel Data from Rural China
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2007, 89, (3), 534-551 View citations (103)

2006

19. How well do children insure parents against low retirement income? An analysis using survey data from urban China
    Journal of Public Economics, 2006, 90, (12), 2229-2255 View citations (86)
20. Is life more risky in the open? Household risk-coping and the opening of China's labor markets
    Journal of Development Economics, 2006, 81, (1), 25-60 View citations (73)
    See also Working Paper Is Life More Risky in the Open? Household Risk-Coping and the Opening of China's Labor Markets, William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series (2000) View citations (7) (2000)
21. Reemployment of dislocated workers in urban China: The roles of information and incentives
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2006, 34, (3), 582-607 View citations (29)

2005

22. The Evolution of Income Inequality in Rural China
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2005, 53, (4), 769-824 View citations (139)
    See also Working Paper The Evolution of Income Inequality in Rural China, William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series (2004) View citations (16) (2004)
23. What is China's true unemployment rate?
    China Economic Review, 2005, 16, (2), 149-170 View citations (58)

2003

24. Competition under credit rationing: theory and evidence from rural China
    Journal of Development Economics, 2003, 71, (2), 463-495 View citations (29)

Books

2012

1. The Elderly and Old Age Support in Rural China: Challenges and Prospects
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (73)

2010

2. New Insights into the Provision of Health Services in Indonesia: A Health Workforce Study
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (8)