Costly Posturing: Relative Status, Ceremonies, and Early Child Development in China

Published By: IFPRI on eSS | Published Date: September, 01 , 2012

A primary census-type panel household survey is show that in 18 villages in rural China, child health status has barely improved in the past decades despite more than double digit of annual per capita income growth. Next, it is shown that social squeeze plays an important role in explaining this phenomenon. [IFPRI Discussion Paper 01206].

Author(s): Xi Chen, Xiaobo Zhang | Posted on: Sep 07, 2012 | Views(724) | Download (103)


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