A5103002835- China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance
- Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Labor market dynamics and wage inequality
- Migration and Labor Dynamics
- Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
- Work-Family Balance Challenges
- Social Policy and Reform Studies
- Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences
- Global trade and economics
- Corporate Finance and Governance
- Firm Innovation and Growth
- Platelet Disorders and Treatments
- Regional Economic and Spatial Analysis
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Rural development and sustainability
- Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies
- Land Rights and Reforms
- Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
- Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
- Retirement, Disability, and Employment
- Gender Diversity and Inequality
- Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities
- Housing Market and Economics
Lanzhou Jiaotong University
2012-2025
Qilu Hospital of Shandong University
2010-2024
University of Winnipeg
2012-2023
Guangdong Hydropower Planning & Design Institute
2023
Institute of Economics
2019
Nanchang Normal University
2011
Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
2011
Ford Foundation
2010
Inner Mongolia University
2008
IZA - Institute of Labor Economics
2007
ABSTRACT China's economic reforms over the past three decades have dramatically changed mechanisms for allocating goods and labour in both market non‐market spheres. This article examines social trends that intensify pressure on care economy, women particular playing their dual roles as givers income earners post‐reform China. The analysis sheds light critical but neglected issues. How does reform process reshape institutional arrangements of children elders? changing economy affect women's...
China’s transition from a centrally planned to market economy has substantially eroded governmental support for child care, raising the concern about how change of care provision may affect women’s labor participation. This article examines impact availability and affordability on employment choices urban Chinese women with preschool children during transition. The analysis shows that presence day in community is positively associated mother’s force participation hour supply rising costs...
Using data from the 2008 C hina Time Use Survey, this paper examines gender patterns of time allocation over paid work, unpaid care and non‐work activity estimates monetary value work. A seemingly unrelated regression ( SUR ) technique is applied to explore tradeoff between three types activity. The show that, holding constant individual characteristics regional effects, total work women higher than that men by 7 hours per week in rural sector 10.5 urban sector. estimated five methods....
As China embarked on the path of economic and social reforms, provisions from Maoist era were dismantled, care responsibilities shifted back state to household. Rural–urban migration, a steep decline in fertility, increasing longevity have led changes age structure population both overall by region. Using seven different surveys, eleven contributions this volume study distributive consequences post-reform policies impact unpaid women’s men’s opportunities gender inequality. Overall, reduced...
The present paper examines the impact of market reforms on gender earnings gaps in China’s rural economy using two cross‐sections data for 1988 and 1995. results show that raw wage gap was sizeable predominated by unexplained part. However, no evidence found to suggest reform policies competition led any measurable increase or decrease discrimination during period investigation.
Abstract The aging of the population and dramatic increase in women's labor force participation have made eldercare market outcomes a subject considerable policy importance not just industrialized countries but also transition developing countries. This study examines impact parental care on married supply urban China using Health Nutrition Survey for period 1993–2006. estimates show that Chinese women confront competing demands care, only among elderly parents between older their own young...
This paper provides the first systematic analysis of reasons why women endure longer unemployment durations than men in post-restructuring urban China. is based upon data obtained from a national representative household survey. Rejecting view that are less earnest their desire for re-employment, this shows women's job search efforts handicapped by lack access to social networks, unequal entitlement re-employment services, higher earnings losses separations women, and unfair treatment with...
This paper investigates the effects of grandparent-provided childcare and access to daycare services on labor force participation mothers with children under 7 years old in urban China. Using two-stage residual inclusion method, analysis finds that both have strong positive maternal (MLFP). Specifically, having increases MLFP by 38–43%, whereas 24–29%. The also a healthy grandmother is significant determinant whether utilized demand for higher localities which 3 are more expensive. These...
The built environment is an important determinant of travel demand and mode choice. Studying the relationship between transportation usage can support assist traffic policy interventions. Previous studies often assumed that this linear; however, impact on non-motorized efficiency may be more complex than typically modeled linear relationships. This paper focuses core area Chengguan District in Lanzhou City, utilizing multi-source big data including POI, OpenStreetMap, street view images,...
Abstract Economic reforms and trade liberalization have brought profound changes to the Chinese labor market. In this paper, we apply technique of decomposing coefficient variation examine impact in married women's employment earnings on income inequality among urban households. Using Household Income Surveys from 1988, 1995, 2002, explore differences between two phases economic transition: gradualist reform period (1988–1995) radical (1995–2002). Our analysis shows that public-sector...
Using synthetic data from the 2008 China Time Use Survey (CTUS) and Household Income Project (CHIP), this study estimates time-poverty rates compares profiles of time-poor men women workers in urban China. In line with previous research, time poverty is defined as a lack enough for rest leisure. Three measures are adopted. By all three measures, paid low-paid account disproportionate share poor. Regression analysis further shows that, other things being equal, who women, low-paid, married,...
Abstract This contribution investigates the impact of economic development on feminization labor in rural China between 1991 and 2006. Using data from Health Nutrition Survey (CHNS; 1991–2006), this study estimates time use three sectors (farm, off-farm, domestic) analyzes four features to changes use. Women's share paid unpaid work has increased both farm off-farm sectors, migration is a critical determinant. Economic associated with rise absolute time, although not an increase time-use...
This paper examines the effects of unpaid care work on earnings men and women in China by using data from 2008 Time Use Survey, country's first, large-scale time-use survey. The study introduces three indicators to measure degree which may "interfere" with paid work, either directly disrupting it or being intertwined it. regression estimates show that while amount time spent negatively affects both women, interference lowers more for than men. Quantitatively, gender differences its account...
Using data from the 2010 Survey on Chinese Women's Social Status, this contribution estimates effect of paid maternity leave breastfeeding duration in urban China during 1988–2008 period. The analysis applies a policy-based identification strategy to control for endogenous relationship between entitlements and decisions. Estimates show that has strong positive duration. Specifically, if length increases by thirty days, then probability at least six months 12 percentage points. Between 1988...