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Health Capacity to Work at Older Ages Evidence from the Republic of Korea and the Peoples Republic of China

9 September 2021
This presentation gave an analysis of older adults who could potentially extend their work lives due to the improvement of health status (health capacity to work) in the Republic of Korea (Korea) and the People’s Republic of China (the PRC).

Health Capacity to Work at Older Ages Evidence from the Republic of Korea and the Peoples Republic of China Draft Paper

9 September 2021

Delay the Pension Age or Adjust the Pension Benefit Implications for Labor Supply and Individual Welfare in PRC

8 September 2021
This presentation talked about senior pension benefit program and the life-cycle of labor supply and consumption for urban males on labor supply, and individual welfare, in the People's Republic of China

Delay the Pension Age or Adjust the Pension Benefit Implications for Labor Supply and Individual Welfare in PRC Draft Paper

8 September 2021

VIDEO A Bit of Salt A Trace of Life Gender Norms and The Impact of a Salt Iodization Program on Human Capital Formation of School Aged Children

17 November 2020
This paper examines the effects of a massive salt iodization program on human capital formation of schoolaged children in China. Exploiting province and time variation, we find a strong positive impact on cognition for girls and no effects for boys. For non-cognitive skills, we find the opposite…

Discussion on Changes in Labor Force Participation in China

17 May 2018
In discussing the presentation on the “Changes in Labor Force Participation in China” by Suqin Ge and Junsen Zhang, the presenter acknowledges the decline in female labor force participation rate in the PRC. He further suggests that this regression would indicate several possible drivers. He also…

Reproductive Choices of Female Migrant Workers in China

18 November 2016
The difference between health care systems and social security systems for rural and urban areas in the People's Republic of China is quite apparent. There is also an observed trend in the timeline of female migrant workers' life history, particularly the turn out of events before and after…

RuralUrban Migration in Gender Perspectives A Case of China

18 November 2016
Drastic changes have been observed in women's mobility in the People's Republic of China. Instead of marriage, job opportunities have now become a major reason for women to migrate, which means migration has brought economic opportunities to both men and women.

Womens Works in Womens Entrepreneurship An International PerspectiveWhat Does the Evidence Say about WomenLed Micro Small and Medium Enterprises

18 November 2016
The International Labour Organization undertook an international review of findings of rigorous evaluations of women’s entrepreneurship programs. Based on this and evaluations of their own programs, this presentation provides a summary of policy lessons for programming of women’s entrepreneurship…

How Does Unpaid Care Work Affects Womens Opportunities and Gender Equality Findings of the Care Gender and Inclusive Growth in the Peoples Republic of China Project

18 November 2016
This presentation summarized the findings of a project entitled “The Care Economy, Gender, and Inclusive Growth”. The project was sponsored by the International Development Research Centre of Canada that involved a total of 17 Chinese economists. This presentation mainly answered questions on how…