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Working Papers

2012

1. Child Education and the Family Income Gradient in China
   Discussion Papers Series, University of Queensland, School of Economics View citations (1)

2011

2. Migrant Entrepreneurs and Credit Constraints under Labour Market Discrimination
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

2010

3. Economic Reform, Education Expansion, and Earnings Inequality for Urban Males in China, 1988-2007
   CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, Research School of Economics, Australian National University
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2010) View citations (1)
4. How Much Do We Know about the Impact of the Economic Downturn on the Employment of Migrants?
   ADBI Working Papers, Asian Development Bank Institute
   Also in Labor Economics Working Papers, East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (2010)
5. Intergenerational Income Mobility in Urban China
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article in Review of Income and Wealth (2012)
6. Labour Market Impact of Large Scale Internal Migration on Chinese Urban 'Native' Workers
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (4)
7. Rates of Return to University Education: The Regression Discontinuity Design
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, Research School of Economics, Australian National University (2010)
8. Stunting and Selection Effects of Famine: A Case Study of the Great Chinese Famine
   PRIMCED Discussion Paper Series, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2007) View citations (22)
   CEI Working Paper Series, Center for Economic Institutions, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University (2010)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (2012)
9. The Dynamic Change in Wage Gap between Urban Residents and Rural Migrants in Chinese Cities
   Working Papers PMMA, PEP-PMMA
10. The Institutional Causes of China's Great Famine, 1959-61
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2010)

2009

11. The Long Term Consequences of Famine on Survivors: Evidence from a Unique Natural Experiment using China's Great Famine
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)

2008

12. Are optimistic expectations keeping the Chinese happy?
    NCER Working Paper Series, National Centre for Econometric Research
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2012)
13. Regional Price Differences in Urban China 1986-2001: Estimation and Implication
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (8)

2007

14. Does a Food for Education Program Affect School Outcomes? The Bangladesh Case
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Population Economics (2010)
15. Exploring the Impact of Interrupted Education on Earnings: The Educational Cost of the Chinese Cultural Revolution
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (7)
16. Wealth Accumulation and Distribution in Urban China
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Development and Cultural Change (2007)

2006

17. China Urban Poverty and its Contributing Factors, 1986-2000
    Working Papers, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (1)
18. Intermarriage, Language, and Economic Assimilation Process: A Case Study of France
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (16)
    See also Journal Article in International Journal of Manpower (2009)
19. The Gender Wage Gap in Four Countries
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in The Economic Record (2006)
20. The Long Run Health and Economic Consequences of Famine on Survivors: Evidence from China's Great Famine
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (11)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2006) View citations (10)

2005

21. Poverty, Inequality, and Growth in Urban China, 1986-2000
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Comparative Economics (2005)

2004

22. Impact of Income Growth and Economic Reform on Nutrition Intake in Urban China: 1986-2000
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (2)
23. Job Mobility along the Technological Ladder: A Case Study of Australia
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

2003

24. Evaluating the Food for Education Program in Bangladesh
    ASARC Working Papers, The Australian National University, Australia South Asia Research Centre View citations (1)

1999

25. Dress for Success — Does Primping Pay?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in Labour Economics (2002)

1997

26. Labour Mobility in Australia in the Nineties: A Preliminary Look at the Effects of the Technological Change
    CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, Research School of Economics, Australian National University

1996

27. Behavioural Differences among Chinese Firms - From the Perspective of Earnings Determination
    Trade and Development, Australian National University, Department of Economics
    Also in Departmental Working Papers, The Australian National University, Arndt-Corden Department of Economics (1996)

1995

28. Household Income Determination and Regional Income Differential in Rural China
    Chinese Economies Research Centre (CERC) Working Papers, University of Adelaide, Chinese Economies Research Centre
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (1994) View citations (6)
29. Relocation of Farm Household Labour and Its Direct and Indirect Impacts on Grain Production in China
    Chinese Economies Research Centre (CERC) Working Papers, University of Adelaide, Chinese Economies Research Centre
30. The role of education in wage determination in China's rural industrial sector
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (3)
31. Trends in the Australian Gender Wage Differential over the 1980's: Some Evidence on the Effectiveness of Economic Reform
    CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, Research School of Economics, Australian National University
32. Wage Trends and Correction for Sample Selection: A Comparison of Blau and Beller and Heckman Procedures
    Working Papers, Tasmania - Department of Economics

1994

33. An examination of wage determination in China’s rural industrial sector
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (5)

Undated

34. Impact of Interupted Education on Earnings: The Educational Cost of the Chinese Cultural revolution
    Canadian International Labour Network Working Papers, McMaster University View citations (6)

Journal Articles

2013

1. Economic reform, education expansion, and earnings inequality for urban males in China, 1988–2009
   Journal of Comparative Economics, 2013, 41, (1), 227-244

2012

2. Are optimistic expectations keeping the Chinese happy?
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2012, 81, (1), 159-171 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper (2008)
3. INTERGENERATIONAL INCOME MOBILITY IN URBAN CHINA
   Review of Income and Wealth, 2012, 58, (3), 481-503 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper (2010)
4. Income inequality and carbon dioxide emissions: The case of Chinese urban households
   Energy Economics, 2012, 34, (6), 1864-1872
5. Labor Market Outcomes and Reforms in China
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2012, 26, (4), 75-102
6. Stunting and selection effects of famine: A case study of the Great Chinese Famine
   Journal of Development Economics, 2012, 97, (1), 99-111 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper (2010)

2011

7. Has China run out of surplus labour?
   China Economic Review, 2011, 22, (4), 555-572 View citations (8)

2010

8. Does a food for education program affect school outcomes? The Bangladesh case
   Journal of Population Economics, 2010, 23, (2), 415-447
   See also Working Paper (2007)

2009

9. Impact of Income Growth and Economic Reform on Nutrition Availability in Urban China: 1986-2000
   Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2009, 57, (2), 261-295
10. Intermarriage, language, and economic assimilation process: A case study of France
    International Journal of Manpower, 2009, 30, (1/2), 127-144 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper (2006)

2007

11. URBAN POVERTY IN CHINA AND ITS CONTRIBUTING FACTORS, 1986-2000
    Review of Income and Wealth, 2007, 53, (1), 167-189 View citations (4)
12. Wealth Accumulation and Distribution in Urban China
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2007, 55, 761-791 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (2007)

2006

13. How well do children insure parents against low retirement income? An analysis using survey data from urban China
    Journal of Public Economics, 2006, 90, (12), 2229-2255 View citations (10)
14. The Gender Wage Gap in Four Countries
    The Economic Record, 2006, 82, (257), 165-176 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper (2006)

2005

15. Intermarriage and the Economic Assimilation of Immigrants
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2005, 23, (1), 135-176 View citations (66)
16. Introduction: Poverty and labor markets in China
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2005, 33, (4), 641-643 View citations (1)
17. Poverty, inequality, and growth in urban China, 1986-2000
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2005, 33, (4), 710-729 View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper (2005)

2004

18. Economic Restructuring and Income Inequality in Urban China
    Review of Income and Wealth, 2004, 50, (3), 357-379 View citations (24)
19. Gender earnings gap: the role of firm specific effects
    Labour Economics, 2004, 11, (5), 555-573 View citations (14)
20. The gender earnings gap: effects of institutions and firms--a comparative study of French and Australian private firms
    Oxford Economic Papers, 2004, 56, (2), 189-208 View citations (17)

2003

21. Unemployment, consumption smoothing, and precautionary saving in urban China
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2003, 31, (3), 465-485 View citations (17)

2002

22. Dress for success--does primping pay?
    Labour Economics, 2002, 9, (3), 361-373 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper (1999)
23. The Impact of Interrupted Education on Subsequent Educational Attainment: A Cost of the Chinese Cultural Revolution
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2002, 50, (4), 935-59 View citations (22)

2001

24. The Two-Tier Labor Market in Urban China: Occupational Segregation and Wage Differentials between Urban Residents and Rural Migrants in Shanghai
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2001, 29, (3), 485-504 View citations (38)

2000

25. Sectoral gender wage differentials and discrimination in the transitional Chinese economy
    Journal of Population Economics, 2000, 13, (2), 331-352 View citations (28)

1998

26. Gender occupational segregation and its impact on the gender wage differential among rural-urban migrants: a Chinese case study
    Applied Economics, 1998, 30, (6), 741-752 View citations (6)
27. Male-female wage determination and gender wage discrimination in China's rural industrial sector
    Labour Economics, 1998, 5, (1), 67-89 View citations (16)

1997

28. Australian Wage Trends and Correction for Sample Selection: A Comparison of Blau and Beller and Heckman Procedures
    Australian Economic Papers, 1997, 36, (68), 85-89
29. Labor Market Reform and the Changing Structure of Wage Determination in China's State Sector during the 1980s
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 1997, 25, (3), 403-421 View citations (16)
30. Trends in the Australian Gender Wage Differential over the 1980s: Some Evidence on the Effectiveness of Legislative Reform
    Australian Economic Review, 1997, 30, (1), 31-44

1996

31. Do Chinese farmers reinvest in grain production?
    China Economic Review, 1996, 7, (2), 123-134 View citations (2)
32. The direct impact of the relocation of farm labour on Chinese grain production
    China Economic Review, 1996, 7, (2), 105-122 View citations (2)

1995

33. Occupational Segregation and Its Impact on Gender Wage Discrimination in China's Rural Industrial Sector
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1995, 47, (1), 136-55 View citations (17)
34. Wage Determination and Occupational Attainment in the Rural Industrial Sector of China
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 1995, 21, (3), 353-374 View citations (9)

Books

2009

1. Labour Market Reform in China
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (9)
   Also in Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press (2000) View citations (17)