China implemented the Rural Primary Electrification Program in the 1980s and 1990s with the aim of accelerating rural electrification through the use of small hydropower. This study delves into the economic impact of this program, shedding light on …
Patterns of state formation have crucial implications for comparative economic development. Diamond (1997) famously argued that “fractured land” was responsible for China’s tendency toward political unification and Europe’s protracted polycentrism. …
This paper utilizes microdata from the China In-depth Fertility Survey to examine changes in maternity care services and their effects in rural China during the collective era. The data reveal a significant improvement in childbirth conditions: the …
This study evaluates the long-run effects of early-life exposure to tropical cyclones on the socioeconomic performance of individuals in China. We identify significantly negative effects of gestational typhoon exposure on the educational attainment …
This paper studies the effects of malaria control on the health of pregnant women and infants in 1960s and 1970s China by using the China In-depth Fertility Survey of Guangdong. By using a difference-in-difference model, this paper finds the …
This paper focuses on Guizhou Province, a region with difficult geographical conditions and poor economic development, to examine the effect of rainfall shocks on contemporaneous infant health and socioeconomic outcomes in China. The study results …
In this paper we conducted an econometric analysis to investigate the impacts of fluoride pollution on health. Burning high-fluoride-content coal indoors is the primary source of fluoride pollution in Guizhou Province of China. Exploiting …
The Chinese imperial examination system was an important institutional creation that promoted meritocracy in the Imperial China. However, the impartiality of the merit-based selection process could be damaged by the top officials in the central …
Iodine deficiency is a serious disease that could threaten people's intelligence development and inhibit the economic growth in China. This paper study the long-term impact of the prevention of iodine deficiency disease in China by using the micro …
This paper studies the impact of the exploitation of groundwater on the development of agriculture in China by using the county-level panel data of Henan from 1963 to 1978. The estimation of difference-in-difference model shows that: the crop yield …