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Fang, Hai; Eggleston, Karen N.; Rizzo, John A.; Rozelle, Scott; Zeckhauser, Richard J. – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2012
As China transforms from a socialist planned economy to a market-oriented economy, its returns to education are expected to rise to meet those found in middle-income established market economies. This study employs a plausible instrument for education: the China Compulsory Education Law of 1986. We use differences among provinces in the dates of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Outcomes of Education, Compulsory Education, Educational Legislation
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Jialing, Han – Chinese Education and Society, 2012
This article examines the features of second-generation rural migrants and the challenges facing them in terms of schooling and employment. There is a gap that is hard for them to step over: barriers against social inclusion. The article concludes that poverty tends to pass on to the next generation and fossilize. Therefore, it is vital to…
Descriptors: Urbanization, Migrants, Rural Areas, Educational Attainment