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1.

Trade Liberalization and Child Labor in China

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10295
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 31 Oct 2016 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Liqiu Zhao, Fei Wang and Zhong Zhao
Renmin University of China, Renmin University of China and Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
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trade liberalization, child labor, difference-in-differences, trade policy uncertainty, China

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Higher Education Expansion and Labor Market Outcomes for Young College Graduates

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9643
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 18 Jan 2016 Last Revised: 19 May 2022
Dongshu Ou and Zhong Zhao
Chinese University of Hong Kong and Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Downloads 338 (178,077)
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unemployment, labor force participation, higher education expansion, wage, difference-in-differences

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Urban-Rural Consumption Inequality in China from 1988 to 2002: Evidence from Quantile Regression Decomposition

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3659
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 27 Aug 2008
Zhaopeng (Frank) Qu and Zhong Zhao
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) and Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
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inequality, consumption, quantile regression decomposition, China

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Evaluating Continuous Training Programs Using the Generalized Propensity Score

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Evaluating Continuous Training Programs Using the Generalized Propensity Score

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3255
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 23 May 2008 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Jochen Kluve, Jochen Kluve, Hilmar Schneider, Arne Uhlendorff and Zhong Zhao
Humboldt University of BerlinRWI, IZA Institute of Labor Economics, IZA Institute of Labor Economics and Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
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program evaluation, continuous treatment, generalized propensity score, training

Evaluating Continuous Training Programs Using the Generalized Propensity Score

Ruhr Economic Paper No. 35
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 30 Jan 2008
Jochen Kluve, Jochen Kluve, Hilmar Schneider, Arne Uhlendorff and Zhong Zhao
Humboldt University of BerlinRWI, IZA Institute of Labor Economics, IZA Institute of Labor Economics and Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Downloads 111 (491,322)
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Training, program evaluation, continuous treatment, generalized propensity score

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China's Family Planning Policies and Their Labor Market Consequences

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9746
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 07 Mar 2016 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Fei Wang, Liqiu Zhao and Zhong Zhao
Renmin University of China, Renmin University of China and Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
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quantity–quality model, One-Child Policy, sex ratio, aging, migration

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Free Education Helps Combat Child Labor? The Effect of a Free Compulsory Education Reform in Rural China

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12374
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 10 Jun 2019 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Can Tang, Liqiu Zhao and Zhong Zhao
Renmin University of China, Renmin University of China and Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
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rural China, son preference, free compulsory education reform, child labor

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Impact of China's Urban Resident Basic Medical Insurance on Health Care Utilization and Expenditure

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6768
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 06 Oct 2012 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Hong Liu, Hong Liu and Zhong Zhao
Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School, Central University of Finance and Economics (CUFE) and Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
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health care utilization, health insurance, health expenditure, urban China

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Sensitivity of Propensity Score Methods to the Specifications

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1873
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 08 Dec 2005 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Zhong Zhao
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
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sensitivity, propensity score, matching, causal model, Monte Carlo

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Child Labor in China

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9976
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 07 Jun 2016 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Can Tang, Liqiu Zhao and Zhong Zhao
Renmin University of China, Renmin University of China and Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
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child labor, working hours, school dropout, China

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Measuring the Income-Distance Tradeoff for Rural-Urban Migrants in China

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7160
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 02 Feb 2013
Junfu Zhang and Zhong Zhao
Clark University and Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
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income-distance tradeoff, rural-urban migration, hukou system, China

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Matching Estimators and the Data from the National Supported Work Demonstration Again

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2375
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 27 Oct 2006
Zhong Zhao
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
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treatment effect, matching estimators, NSW data, selection bias

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Social-Family Network and Self-Employment: Evidence from Temporary Rural-Urban Migrants in China

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5446
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 31 Jan 2011 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Junfu Zhang and Zhong Zhao
Clark University and Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
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rural-urban migrants, self-employment, social-family network

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Health Determinants in Urban China

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1835
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 18 Nov 2005 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Zhong Zhao
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
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Grossman model, self-reported health status, China, ordered probit

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Relative Efficiency, Scale Effect, and Scope Effect of Public Hospitals: Evidence from Australia

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2520
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 12 Jan 2007
Jian Wang, Zhong Zhao and Amir Mahmood
Shandong University, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) and University of Newcastle (Australia)
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translog cost function, economies of scale and scope, efficiency, public hospital

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The Fertility Effect of Catastrophe: U.S. Hurricane Births

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2975
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 01 Sep 2007 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Richard W. Evans, Yingyao Hu and Zhong Zhao
University of Chicago, Becker Friedman Institute and M.A. Program in Computational Social Science, University of Texas at Austin and Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
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fertility, family planning, panel data models, disaster

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The Health Implications of Social Pensions: Evidence from China's New Rural Pension Scheme

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9621
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 18 Jan 2016 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Lingguo Cheng, Hong Liu, Ye Zhang and Zhong Zhao
Nanjing University, Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School, Nanjing University - School of Business and Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
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pension income, health, channels, elderly, China

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Wage Inequality of Chinese Rural-Urban Migrants between 2002 and 2007

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Wage Inequality of Chinese Rural-Urban Migrants between 2002 and 2007

Partnership for Economic Policy Working Paper No. 2013-04
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 15 Dec 2013
Zhong Zhao and Zhaopeng (Frank) Qu
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) and Nanjing University - School of Business
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rural to urban migrants, wage inequality, quantity de composition, China

Wage Inequality of Chinese Rural-Urban Migrants between 2002 and 2007

Partnership for Economic Policy Working Paper No. 2013-04
Posted: 15 Dec 2013
Zhong Zhao and Zhaopeng (Frank) Qu
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) and Nanjing University - School of Business
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rural to urban migrants, wage inequality, quantity de composition, China

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Women Education and Fertility in China

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 19 Jun 2022
Zheyuan Zhang and Zhong Zhao
Renmin University of China and Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
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Women's education, Fertility decline, Demographic transition, Compulsory education laws, Quality and quantity of children

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Vouchers and Caseworkers in Public Training Programs: Evidence from the Hartz Reform in Germany

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3910
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 19 Jan 2009 Last Revised: 19 May 2022
Ulf Rinne, Arne Uhlendorff and Zhong Zhao
IZA Institute of Labor Economics, IZA Institute of Labor Economics and Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
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program evaluation, active labor market policy, training, Hartz reform, caseworker, matching, voucher

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Evolution of the Chinese Rural-Urban Migrant Labor Market from 2002 to 2007

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5421
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 18 Jan 2011 Last Revised: 20 Sep 2023
Zhaopeng (Frank) Qu and Zhong Zhao
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) and Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Downloads 103 (515,579)
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migration decision, wage structure, labor market, rural-urban migration, segmentation, China

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Analysis of Health and Longevity in Oldest-Old Population: A Health Capital Approach

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1877
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 14 Dec 2005 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Zhong Zhao
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
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Katz index of ADL, mortality, Grossman model, oldest-old

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Earnings Differences between Chinese and Indian Wage Earners, 1987–2004

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3284
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 23 May 2008 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Olivier Bargain, Olivier Bargain, Sumon K. Bhaumik, Sumon K. Bhaumik, Manisha Chakrabarty and Zhong Zhao
IZA Institute of Labor EconomicsUniversity College Dublin (UCD), Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)Aston University - Aston Business School, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta and Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Downloads 96 (540,400)
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returns to education, Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition, India, earnings, quantile regression, China

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The Heterogeneous Impact of Pension Income on Elderly Living Arrangements: Evidence from China's New Rural Pension Scheme

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9116
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 04 Sep 2015 Last Revised: 19 May 2022
Lingguo Cheng, Hong Liu, Ye Zhang and Zhong Zhao
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Central University of Finance and Economics (CUFE), Nanjing University - School of Business and Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Downloads 92 (555,215)
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China, pension income, living arrangements, heterogeneity

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One-Child Policy and Marriage Market in China

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14415
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 07 Jun 2021 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Jun Han and Zhong Zhao
Renmin University of China and Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
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marriage age, age differential between husband and wife, one-child policy, leftover situation

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Urban-Rural Disparities of Child Health and Nutritional Status in China from 1989 to 2006

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6528
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 12 May 2012 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Hong Liu, Hong Liu, Hai Fang and Zhong Zhao
Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School, Central University of Finance and Economics (CUFE), University of Miami and Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
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health and nutritional status, urban-rural disparities, child, China

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Parental Job Loss and Children’S Health: Ten Years after the Massive Layoff of the Soes’ Workers in China

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5846
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 24 Jul 2011 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Hong Liu, Hong Liu and Zhong Zhao
Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School, Central University of Finance and Economics (CUFE) and Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
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Grossman’s model, children’s health, China, job loss

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Earnings Instability and Earnings Inequality in Urban China: 1989-2006

IZA Working Paper No. 3270
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 23 May 2008
Zhong Zhao
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
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earnings inequality, covariance structure of earnings, China

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Endogenous Exit Bias in Training Programs for Unemployed Workers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6565
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 26 May 2012 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Jochen Kluve, Jochen Kluve, Ulf Rinne, Arne Uhlendorff and Zhong Zhao
Humboldt University of BerlinRWI, IZA Institute of Labor Economics, IZA Institute of Labor Economics and Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
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local average treatment effect, dropouts, treatment duration

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Is Care by Grandparents or Parents Better for Children's Non-Cognitive Skills? Evidence on Locus of Control from China

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14183
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 15 Mar 2021 Last Revised: 19 May 2022
Xiang Ao, Xuan Chen and Zhong Zhao
Renmin University of China, Renmin University of China and Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
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intergenerational childcare, locus of control, non-cognitive skill

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The Impact of Rural-Urban Migration on the Health of the Left-Behind Parents

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9350
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 12 Oct 2015 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Xiang Ao, Dawei Jiang and Zhong Zhao
Renmin University of China, Renmin University of China and Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
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left-behind parents, China, health, rural-urban migration

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Where are Migrants from? Inter- vs. Intra-Provincial Rural-Urban Migration in China

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11029
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 02 Oct 2017 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Yaqin Su, Petros Tesfazion and Zhong Zhao
Hunan University, Central College and Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
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rural-urban migration, inter- vs. intra-provincial migration, border effect, China

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Hukou Status and Children's Education in China

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16763
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 30 Jan 2024
Yue Sun, Liqiu Zhao and Zhong Zhao
Renmin University of China, Renmin University of China and Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
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Hukou reform, grade-for-age, education equality, rural-urban disparity

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What Drives Spatial Clusters of Entrepreneurship in China? Evidence from Economic Census Data

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11074
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 23 Oct 2017 Last Revised: 19 May 2022
Zheng Liang and Zhong Zhao
Tsinghua University and Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Downloads 58 (711,934)
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entrepreneurship, new firm formation, Marshallian effect, Chinitz effect, China

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Informal Institution Meets Child Development: Clan Culture and Child Labor in China

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15616
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 08 Oct 2022
Can Tang and Zhong Zhao
Renmin University of China and Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
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informal institution, clan culture, child labor, China

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Parental Socioeconomic Status and Children's Cognitive Ability in China

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 24 Aug 2022
Hui Xu, Zheyuan Zhang and Zhong Zhao
Beijing Normal University, Renmin University of China and Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
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Socioeconomic status, cognitive ability, parental investment, parenting productivity, beliefs

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Free Education and the Intergenerational Transmission of Cognitive Abilities: Evidence from China

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 05 Aug 2022
Hui Xu, Zheyuan Zhang and Zhong Zhao
Beijing Normal University, Renmin University of China and Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
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Intergenerational Transmission, Cognitive ability, free education policy, credit constraints

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Social Learning and Health Insurance Enrollment: Evidence from China's New Cooperative Medical Scheme

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7251
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 16 Mar 2013 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Hong Liu, Qi Sun and Zhong Zhao
Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics-College of Business and Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Downloads 50 (760,337)
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rural China, health insurance, social learning, social effect

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Employment Structures in China from 1990 to 2015: Demographic and Technological Change

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14141
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 03 Mar 2021 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Peng GE, Wenkai Sun and Zhong Zhao
Renmin University of China, Renmin University of China and Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
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employment dynamics, routine job, non-routine job, China

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Glass Ceiling Effect in Urban China: Wage Inequality of Rural-Urban Migrants During 2002-2007

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10424
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 27 Dec 2016 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Zhaopeng (Frank) Qu and Zhong Zhao
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) and Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Downloads 40 (830,635)
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quantile decomposition, wage inequality, rural to urban migrants, China

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Unintended Consequences of China's New Labor Contract Law on Unemployment and Welfare Loss of the Workers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11705
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 20 Aug 2018 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Randall Akee, Liqiu Zhao and Zhong Zhao
IZA Institute of Labor Economics, Renmin University of China and Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
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happiness, unemployment, labor contract law, regression discontinuity design, China

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Height, Weight and Well-Being for Rural, Urban and Migrant Workers in China

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9397
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 12 Oct 2015 Last Revised: 19 May 2022
Wang-Sheng Lee and Zhong Zhao
Monash University and Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
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semi-parametric, China, weight, height, subjective well-being

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The Births of New Private-Owned Enterprises in an Environment of State-Owned Enterprises

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16259
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 24 Jun 2023
Zhong Zhao and Liang Zheng
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) and Central University of Finance and Economics
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new firm formation, state-owned enterprise, firm ownership, agglomeration

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Only-Child Parents and the Language Cognitive Ability of Their Children in China

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 05 Sep 2023
Hui Xu, Zheyuan Zhang and Zhong Zhao
Beijing Normal University, Renmin University of China and Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
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Only-child, Child development, Cognitive Skill, Parental Investment, social interaction

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Free Education and the Intergenerational Transmission of Cognitive Skills in Rural China

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17314
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 30 Sep 2024
Zheyuan Zhang, Hui Xu, Ruilin Liu and Zhong Zhao
Renmin University of China, Beijing Normal University, Capital University of Economics and Business and Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
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free education policy, intergenerational transmission, cognitive skills

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Social Learning and Health Insurance Enrollment: Evidence from China's New Cooperative Medical Scheme

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Vol. 94, 2014
Posted: 16 Feb 2017
Hong Liu, Qi Sun and Zhong Zhao
Central University of Finance and Economics (CUFE), Shanghai University of Finance and Economics-College of Business and Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

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Rural China, Health insurance, Social learning, Peer effects