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Health Capacity to Work at Older Ages: Evidence from the Republic of Korea and the People's 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 People's 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

Multi-Level Finance and High Quality Growth In The People’s Republic of China: Discussion

1 July 2021
Ms. Emma Fan shared her views about multi-level finance and high-quality growth in the People's Republic of China.

Features and Recent Evolution of Corporate Debt in the PRC

7 May 2021
Organizer: East Asia Department

[VIDEO] Microfinance Can Raise Incomes: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in China

17 November 2020
This study investigates the impacts of a government-led microcredit program in China which implemented at scale in its poor rural areas with a randomized controlled trial (RCT). In contrast to recent RCT-based studies that have failed to find evidence of significant increases in income from…

[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…

Public Policies and Quality of Life – An Overview and Outlook of People’s Republic of China’s Transport Infrastructure Investment

6 September 2019
This presentation tackles the development and outlook of transport infrastructure investment and financing in the People's Republic of China.

Green Building Development and Financing Green and Energy Efficient Buildings in China

19 June 2019
This presentation provided a brief introduction to the work of the Wuppertal Institute, as well as an overview of green building development in the People's Republic of China. This includes the market growth and environmental impacts of the PRC's building sector, green building policy framework,…