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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

[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…

Synergy of Poverty Reduction and Environmental Protection: UN Case Studies and Lessons Learned

9 December 2017
What key lessons can the UN offer to solve the poverty-environment issues of the People’s Republic of China? Green development and poverty reduction—these are important itineraries common in both the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the People’s Republic of China’s national…

Opportunities and Challenges of Eco-compensation in the People’s Republic of China

8 December 2017
Eco-compensation has developed rapidly in the People’s Republic of China, with eco-compensation mechanisms being integrated into ecological civilization reforms and poverty reduction programs. At least 20 provinces have already issued their respective provincial policy paper on the implementation…

Market Based Eco-Compensation Mechanism for Forest Carbon Sink

25 November 2016
In the PRC, around 90% of climate change-sensitive areas are found in poverty-stricken regions. Reducing poverty through market mechanism is crucial to poverty-relief programs and to coping with the climate change challenge. ADB’s technical assistance project for the “Market-based Eco-compensation…

Eco-compensation in Chongqing Municipality: Experiences and Future Priorities

25 November 2016
Ye Chengli, deputy director of the Economic Cooperation Division of the Chongqing Municipal Development and Reform Commission, briefly presented the relevant work on ecological compensation in Chongqing Municipality. Chongqing implemented the development strategy of establishing five functional…