Junsen Zhang

The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - Department of Economics

Shatin, N.T.

Hong Kong

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Rising Intergenerational Income Persistence in China

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy (2021) 13:1, 202-230. ​
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 13 Dec 2019 Last Revised: 15 Mar 2022
Yi Fan, Junjian Yi and Junsen Zhang
National University of Singapore (NUS) - Sustainable & Green Finance Institute (SGFIN), Peking University and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - Department of Economics
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Intergenerational income persistence, Economic transition, Great Gatsby Curve

Rising Intergenerational Income Persistence in China

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12804
Number of pages: 69 Posted: 04 Dec 2019 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Yi Fan, Junjian Yi and Junsen Zhang
National University of Singapore (NUS) - Sustainable & Green Finance Institute (SGFIN), University of Chicago and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - Department of Economics
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economic transition, intergenerational income persistence, great gatsby curve

School Restrictions, Migration, and Peer Effects: A Spatial Equilibrium Analysis of Children's Human Capital in China

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 09 Oct 2020 Last Revised: 30 Nov 2023
Zibin Huang and Junsen Zhang
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics - College of Business and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - Department of Economics
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Peer effect, Migrant children, Left-behind children, Migration restrictions, Spatial equilibrium

School Restrictions, Migration, and Peer Effects: A Spatial Equilibrium Analysis of Children's Human Capital in China

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 07 Mar 2025
Zibin Huang and Junsen Zhang
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics - College of Business and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - Department of Economics
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Migration in China, Migrant children, Left-behind children, Migration restrictions, Spatial equilibrium

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Stepping Down from Life-long Posts: Layoffs, Fertility, and Educational Attainment in Urban China *

Number of pages: 66 Posted: 20 Dec 2022
Jian Xie, Junsen Zhang and Kang Zhou
Southern University of Science and Technology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - Department of Economics and Zhejiang University
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state-owned enterprises, layoffs, fertility, educational outcomes JEL codes: I20, J13, J64, P21

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After-School Tutoring, Household Substitution and Student Achievement: Experimental Evidence from Rural China

PIER Working Paper No. 20-004
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 31 Jan 2020
University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, Lingnan University, Lingnan College, Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - Department of Economics
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inequality of educational opportunity; after-school tutoring; home tutoring

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Aging in a Dual Economy: Urban Aging, Massive Migration, and Agricultural Development

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 17 Oct 2023
Suqin Ge, Junsen Zhang and Kang Zhou
Virginia Tech - Department of Economics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - Department of Economics and Zhejiang University
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Aging, Technology Adoption, Dual Economy, Migration, Agricultural Mechanization

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The Child Quantity–Quality Trade-Off

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15233
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 19 May 2022 Last Revised: 29 May 2022
Rufei Guo, Junjian Yi and Junsen Zhang
Wuhan University, University of Chicago and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - Department of Economics
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child human capital investment, fertility, demographic transition, child quantity-quality trade-off

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The Welfare Magnet Hypothesis in a Developing Country: Evidence from a Hukou Reform in China

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 13 Apr 2020 Last Revised: 08 Jun 2021
Zhangfeng Jin and Junsen Zhang
Zhejiang University of Technology and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - Department of Economics
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welfare magnet hypothesis, internal migration, China.

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Great Famine, Differential Fertility, and Income Inequality: Evidence from China

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 17 Jan 2022 Last Revised: 04 Mar 2024
Xuebo Wang, Junsen Zhang and Chenxiao Shou
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics - School of Economics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - Department of Economics and Hunan Normal University
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Differential fertility, income inequality, Great Famine, population composition, social mobility

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Hard to Get: The Scarcity of Women and the Competition for High-Income Men in Urban China

Journal of Development Economics, 144(May)
Number of pages: 76 Posted: 16 Jan 2020 Last Revised: 14 Sep 2020
David Ong, Yu (Alan) Yang and Junsen Zhang
Jinan University-University of Birmingham Joint Institute, Peking University - Guanghua School of Management and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - Department of Economics
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directed search, marriage, sex ratio, online dating, aversion to lower income men, beauty

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Looks and Gaming: Who and Why?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17191
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 13 Aug 2024 Last Revised: 18 Sep 2024
University of Reading, Zhejiang University, University of Texas at Austin, University of Stirling - School of Management and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - Department of Economics
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physical attractiveness, beauty, time allocation, social activity, teenage behavior

Looks and Gaming: Who and Why?

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 09 Dec 2024
University of Reading, University of Texas at Austin, University of Stirling - School of Management, Zhejiang University and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - Department of Economics
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physical attractiveness, beauty, time allocation, social activity, teenage behavior

Looks and Gaming: Who and Why?

NBER Working Paper No. w32809
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 13 Aug 2024
University of Reading, Columbia University - Barnard College, University of Stirling - School of Management, Zhejiang University and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - Department of Economics
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Photovoltaic Poverty Alleviation and Rural Income: Evidence from China

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 12 Jan 2024
Shiyi Chen, Hong Song, Junsen Zhang and Qing Zhang
Fudan University, Fudan University, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - Department of Economics and Fudan University
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poverty alleviation, income, Energy, Rural China

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Adversity Magnifies Genetic Influence on Savings Behavior

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 09 May 2024
Wenchao Li, Junjian Yi and Junsen Zhang
Tongji University, Peking University and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - Department of Economics
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Savings behavior, Gene-environment interaction, Adversity, Twins study, Individual decision-making

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The Causal Effects of Parents’ Schooling on Children’s Schooling in Urban China

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 03 Feb 2020
Jere Behrman, Yu-xuan Hu and Junsen Zhang
University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, Jinan University - International Joint Laboratory for Embryonic Development & Prenatal Medicine and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - Department of Economics
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parental schooling; children’s schooling; endowments; China; within-twins estimates

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Housing Prices, Inter-Generational Co-Residence, and 'Excess' Savings by the Young: Evidence Using Chinese Data

Yale University Economic Growth Center Discussion Paper No. 1067
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 20 Aug 2019
Mark R. Rosenzweig and Junsen Zhang
Yale University - Economic Growth Center and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - Department of Economics
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co-residence, young adults, housing

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The Impact of Online Education on Primary and Secondary Students’ Academic Performance and Mental Health During the Covid-19

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 21 Mar 2024
Yueqin Wang, Chuanchuan Zhang and Junsen Zhang
School of Economics, Sichuan University, School of Economics, Zhejiang University and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - Department of Economics
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Covid-19, Online education, Academic performance, Mental health, Social network

The Effects of Schooling on Costless Health Maintenance: Overweight Adolescents and Children in Rural China

Yale University Economic Growth Center Discussion Paper No. 1066
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 17 Aug 2019
Mark R. Rosenzweig and Junsen Zhang
Yale University - Economic Growth Center and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - Department of Economics
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obesity, overweight, health, schooling, China

The Effects of Schooling on Costless Health Maintenance: Overweight Adolescents and Children in Rural China

NBER Working Paper No. w26089
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 23 Jul 2019 Last Revised: 15 Apr 2023
Mark R. Rosenzweig and Junsen Zhang
Yale University - Economic Growth Center and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - Department of Economics
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Twins, Income, and Happiness: Evidence from China

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 120(25):e2221884120, 2023. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2221884120.
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 26 Jun 2023 Last Revised: 06 Jul 2023
Maoliang Ye, Junsen Zhang and Hongbin Li
Southern University of Science and Technology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - Department of Economics and Stanford University
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income, happiness, twins, fixed effects, instrumental variables

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The Spillover Effect of Cadre Status within Families: Evidence from China

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 03 Jan 2022
weiguang deng, Xue Li and Junsen Zhang
Hunan University, Hunan University and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - Department of Economics
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Cadre Status, Intergenerational Transmissions, Sibling Effect, China

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How Does the Beauty of Wives Affect Post-Marriage Family Outcomes? Helen's Face in Chinese Households

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16157
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 24 May 2023
Junsen Zhang, Shulan Fei and Yanbing Wen
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - Department of Economics, Zhejiang University and Jiaxing University
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intergenerational care, number of children, household bargaining power, beauty, opportunity cost

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Pandemic, Parental Migration, and Human Capital Inequality: Evidence from Rural China

Number of pages: 101 Posted: 17 Sep 2024 Last Revised: 17 Oct 2024
Pengfei Chu, Zibin Huang, Jia Wu and Junsen Zhang
Jinan University, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics - College of Business, Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU) - Lingnan (University) College and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - Department of Economics
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The Glorified Mothers of Sons: Evidence from Sex Composition and Parental Time Allocation in Rural China

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Vol. 145, 2018
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 15 Apr 2022
Yi Fan, Junjian Yi, Ye Yuan and Junsen Zhang
National University of Singapore (NUS) - Sustainable & Green Finance Institute (SGFIN), Peking University, National University of Singapore (NUS) and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - Department of Economics
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Son preference, sex composition of children, parental time allocation

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Housing Prices, Inter-Generational Co-Residence, and “Excess” Savings by the Young: Evidence Using Chinese Data

NBER Working Paper No. w26209
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 03 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 11 Feb 2023
Mark R. Rosenzweig and Junsen Zhang
Yale University - Economic Growth Center and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - Department of Economics
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Connecting to Trade: Submarine Optical Cables and Chinese Firms' Exports

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 14 May 2025
Chao Fang, Xuepeng Tang, Linhui Yu and Junsen Zhang
Zhejiang Gongshang University, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang University and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - Department of Economics
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Submarine optical cable, International Trade, Financial friction, Chinese firms, SWIFT, Digital divide