Hongbin Li

All Publications

• Estimating the Impact of Rural <i>Hukou</i> Status on Earnings for College Graduates in China CHINA QUARTERLY Wang, H., Cousineau, C., Boswell, M., Li, H. 2024

  View details for DOI 10.1017/S0305741024000274

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• English language requirement and educational inequality: Evidence from 16 million college applicants in China JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS Li, H., Meng, L., Mu, K., Wang, S. 2024; 168

  View details for DOI 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2024.103271

  View details for Web of Science ID 001202718700001

• Job Preferences and Outcomes for China&apos;s College Graduates CHINA QUARTERLY Li, H., Meng, L., Xiong, Y., Cook, S. L. 2023

  View details for DOI 10.1017/S0305741023001510

  View details for Web of Science ID 001095119100001

• Twins, income, and happiness: Evidence from China. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Ye, M., Zhang, J., Li, H. 2023; 120 (25): e2221884120

  Abstract

  We estimate the causal effect of income on happiness using a unique dataset of Chinese twins. This allows us to address omitted variable bias and measurement errors. Our findings show that individual income has a large positive effect on happiness, with a doubling of income resulting in an increase of 0.26 scales or 0.37 SDs in the four-scale happiness measure. We also find that income matters most for males and the middle-aged. Our results highlight the importance of accounting for various biases when studying the relationship between socioeconomic status and subjective well-being.

  View details for DOI 10.1073/pnas.2221884120

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• What Can Students Gain from China's Higher Education? ASIAN ECONOMIC POLICY REVIEW Li, H., Wang, H., Cousineau, C., Boswell, M. 2023

  View details for DOI 10.1111/aepr.12426

  View details for Web of Science ID 000955523900001

• Changes to JCE's board of associate editors JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE ECONOMICS Enikolopov, R., Kuran, T., Li, H. 2023; 51 (1): 1

  View details for DOI 10.1016/j.jce.2023.02.003

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• Skill biased tax policy change: Labor market effects of China?s VAT reform(star) LABOUR ECONOMICS Li, H., Meng, L. 2022; 78

  View details for DOI 10.1016/j.labeco.2022.102213

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• China?s skill-biased imports* CHINA ECONOMIC REVIEW Li, H., Li, L., Ma, H. 2022; 74

  View details for DOI 10.1016/j.chieco.2022.101809

  View details for Web of Science ID 000818777100002

• The Scarring Effects of College Education Deprivation during China's Cultural Revolution ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CULTURAL CHANGE Li, H., Meng, L. 2022

  View details for DOI 10.1086/713935

  View details for Web of Science ID 000770638800001

• Just above the exam cutoff score: Elite college admission and wages in China & nbsp; JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ECONOMICS Jia, R., Li, H. 2021; 196

  View details for DOI 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2021.104371

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• The Performance of State-Owned Enterprises: New Evidence from the China Employer-Employee Survey ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CULTURAL CHANGE Cheng, H., Li, H., Li, T. 2021

  View details for DOI 10.1086/703100

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• Land Reform and Sex Selection in China JOURNAL OF POLITICAL ECONOMY Almond, D., Li, H., Zhang, S. 2019; 127 (2): 560–85

  View details for DOI 10.1086/701030

  View details for Web of Science ID 000463838300003

• The Rise of Robots in China JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES Cheng, H., Jia, R., Li, D., Li, H. 2019; 33 (2): 71–88

  View details for DOI 10.1257/jep.33.2.71

  View details for Web of Science ID 000466839600004

• Fertility, household structure, and parental labor supply: Evidence from China JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE ECONOMICS Guo, R., Li, H., Yi, J., Zhang, J. 2018; 46 (1): 145–56

  View details for DOI 10.1016/j.jce.2017.10.005

  View details for Web of Science ID 000427339200009

• Skill complementarities and returns to higher education: Evidence from college enrollment expansion in China CHINA ECONOMIC REVIEW Li, H., Ma, Y., Meng, L., Qiao, X., Shi, X. 2017; 46: 10–26

  View details for DOI 10.1016/j.chieco.2017.08.004

  View details for Web of Science ID 000417008400002

• Human Capital and China's Future Growth JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES Li, H., Loyalka, P., Rozelle, S., Wu, B. 2017; 31 (1): 25-48

  View details for DOI 10.1257/jep.31.1.25

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• Unequal Access to College in China: How Far Have Poor, Rural Students Been Left Behind? CHINA QUARTERLY Li, H., Loyalka, P., Rozelle, S., Wu, B., Xie, J. 2015; 221: 185-207

  View details for DOI 10.1017/S0305741015000314

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• Early commitment on financial aid and college decision making of poor students: Evidence from a randomized evaluation in rural China ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION REVIEW Liu, C., Zhang, L., Luo, R., Wang, X., Rozelle, S., Sharbono, B., Adams, J., Shi, Y., Yue, A., Li, H., Glauben, T. 2011; 30 (4): 627-640

  View details for DOI 10.1016/j.econedurev.2011.02.003

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• Community service, educational performance and social responsibility in Northwest China JOURNAL OF MORAL EDUCATION Luo, R., Shi, Y., Zhang, L., Liu, C., Li, H., Rozelle, S., Sharbono, B. 2011; 40 (2): 181-202

  View details for DOI 10.1080/03057240.2011.568100

  View details for Web of Science ID 000290633500003