Health and Education Reforms in Rural China

ISBN-13: 9781032085180 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 152 str.

Li Li

Opis

This book selects four major reforms on education and health in rural China and evaluates the impact of these reforms on human capital development. Through rigorous econometric analysis, the book looks at factors of the rural-urban gap in human capital and the causal relationship between the reforms and the human capital development.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. Primary School Availability and Middle School Education in Rural China  3. The Long-run Effects of the Free Compulsory Education Reform in Rural China  4. New Cooperative Medical Scheme and Health Expenditure in Rural China  5. Choice of Doctor Type and Children’s Height in Rural China  6.Conclusion

O autorze

Li Li is Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Management, East China Normal University, China. Her research interests are labor economics, development economics, and applied microeconometrics. Her work has appeared in journals including Labour Economics, China Economic Review, and Journal of Comparative Economics.