scholarly journals Who Lost Most Wages and Household Income during the COVID‐19 Pandemic in Poor Rural China?

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 95-116
Author(s):  
Wenjin Long ◽  
Junxia Zeng ◽  
Tongquan Sun
Keyword(s):  
Household Income ◽  
Rural China

Rural Guangdong's “Second Economy,” 1962–74

1981 ◽  
Vol 88 ◽  
pp. 629-644 ◽  
Author(s):  
John P. Burns
Keyword(s):  
Household Income ◽  
Rural China ◽  
General Pattern ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
Deviant Behaviour ◽  
Accurate Picture ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
False Reporting ◽  
Primary Focus ◽  
Chinese Peasant

While social scientists have examined in some detail the income earning activities of Chinese peasants in communes, the primary focus of these studies has been to describe the general pattern of peasant behaviour – the orthodox, legitimate, legally sanctioned methods for increasing collective (and household) income. What these studies ignore, however, is the existence of a “second economy” in rural China, characterized by a wide range of informal, extra– or illegal strategies also designed to enhance collective income. In Guangdong from 1962 to 1974 these included: altering the size of production units; speculation; fraudulent loan applications; corruption; theft; withholding goods or services; false reporting; and violence or demonstrations. While acknowledging that these activities did not represent the norm, nonetheless, a systematic discussion of informal and perhaps deviant behaviour, highlighting time and participant variations, is necessary to form a more accurate picture of Chinese peasant behaviour.

How Do the Better Educated Earn More? Evidence from Rural China

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Feng
Keyword(s):  
Household Income ◽  
Rural China ◽  
Strong Support ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Policy Reforms ◽  
Strong Argument ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Net Profit ◽  
Percent Increase ◽  
Shed Light

The question of whether or how education affects income is a basic concern for economists and policy makers. The fact that education improves one's living perspectives is also a strong argument for undertaking substantial schooling investment in the developed and developing worlds. All these initiatives point to a more fundamental question: How do the better educated earn more? This study seeks to understand this question by drawing on the experience of policy reforms in rural China. In particular, I estimate the net profit function of rural households using China Household Income Project in 2002. I find strong support that education is rewarded through affecting households' allocation of labor and investments. It is estimated that an additional year of education is associated with 2.54 percent increase in net profits: 1.1 percent comes from better allocation of labor; 0.35 percent comes from better utilization of investment; 1.09 percent is due to the direct impact of education on earnings. The study has potentially important policy implications for completing China's economic reforms in that education is a crucial element. It also mirrors the experiences of other developing countries and shed light on how schooling should be financed: focusing on a few rather than universal provision may have a more profound impact on earnings.

Will remittances suppress or increase household income in the migrant-sending areas? Modeling the effects of remittances in rural China

2020 ◽  
Vol 61 ◽  
pp. 101452
Author(s):  
Zehan Pan ◽  
Wei Xu ◽  
Guixin Wang ◽  
Sen Li ◽  
Chuankai Yang
Keyword(s):  
Household Income ◽  
Rural China ◽  
Sending Areas

scholarly journals Household Income Dynamics in Rural China

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Ravallion ◽  
Jyotsna Jalan
Keyword(s):  
Household Income ◽  
Rural China ◽  
Income Dynamics

Off-farm work, smartphone use and household income: Evidence from rural China

2018 ◽  
Vol 52 ◽  
pp. 80-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wanglin Ma ◽  
Alan Renwick ◽  
Peng Nie ◽  
Jianjun Tang ◽  
Rong Cai
Keyword(s):  
Household Income ◽  
Rural China ◽  
Farm Work ◽  
Smartphone Use

Health shocks, village elections, and household income: Evidence from rural China

2014 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
pp. 155-168
Author(s):  
Jing Zhang ◽  
Li Gan ◽  
Lixin Colin Xu ◽  
Yang Yao
Keyword(s):  
Household Income ◽  
Rural China ◽  
Health Shocks ◽  
Village Elections

scholarly journals Pro-rural Policies, Income, and Inequality: Evaluating a Cash-for-Work Program in Rural China

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 87-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Chen ◽  
Sylvie Démurger
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Household Income ◽  
Rural China ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Crowding Out ◽  
Agricultural Activities ◽  
Mountainous Areas ◽  
Work Program ◽  
The Past ◽  
Household Survey Data

Despite the dramatic reduction of poverty in China over the past 35 years, poverty has not been fully eradicated in rural areas and, in the context of growing inequalities, it remains a national concern. This paper examines a local cash-for-work program launched in mountainous areas of the Beijing municipality in December 2004, with a view to understanding both the challenges and achievements of pro-poor programs in China. Using original household survey data, we first highlight the fairly good targeting performance of the program towards the local poor. Second, participation equations provide evidence of increasing local income without crowding out local agricultural activities. Finally, a decomposition of household income inequality by source highlights the strongly equalizing effect of the program on peasants' income.

scholarly journals Household Income Dynamics in Rural China

2004 ◽  
pp. 107-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jyotsna Jalan ◽  
Martin Ravallion
Keyword(s):  
Household Income ◽  
Rural China ◽  
Income Dynamics
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