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IF 2.8 2区经济学

Journal of Comparative Economics Pub Date : 2024-08-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.jce.2024.06.002

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Individualism and the legal status of prostitution 个人主义与卖淫的法律地位

IF 2.8 2区经济学

Journal of Comparative Economics Pub Date : 2024-07-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.jce.2024.07.001

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Bureaucracy-business relationship, corruption and the implications for marketization 官商关系、腐败及对市场化的影响

IF 2.8 2区经济学

Journal of Comparative Economics Pub Date : 2024-07-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.jce.2024.06.004

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Closing the digital divide: The impact of teachers’ ICT use on student achievement in China 缩小数字鸿沟：中国教师使用信息与传播技术对学生成绩的影响

IF 2.8 2区经济学

Journal of Comparative Economics Pub Date : 2024-07-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.jce.2024.06.003

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The social behavior of immigrants during natural disasters: Lessons from the United States 自然灾害期间移民的社会行为：美国的经验教训

IF 2.8 2区经济学

Journal of Comparative Economics Pub Date : 2024-07-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.jce.2024.06.005

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The compulsory education law, female education and fertility: An empirical study in China 义务教育法、女性教育与生育：中国的实证研究

IF 2.8 2区经济学

Journal of Comparative Economics Pub Date : 2024-06-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.jce.2024.06.001

{"title":"The compulsory education law, female education and fertility: An empirical study in China","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.jce.2024.06.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jce.2024.06.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>China promulgated the Compulsory Education Law in 1986, which was subsequently gradually implemented in various provinces. While promoting the development of education in China, whether the implementation of the Compulsory Education Law also has an impact on the fertility rate is an important aspect of understanding the fertility problem in China. This paper examines the marginal treatment effect of education on fertility by using the sampling data of 1 % national population sample survey data in 2015. The empirical study finds that the effect of education on fertility was heterogeneous. For women who face greater difficulties in completing junior high school, education has a greater negative impact on their childbearing. For women who have more opportunities to complete junior high school, the impact of education on childbearing is not significant. The policy simulation results of this paper show that with the increasing completion rate of nine-year compulsory education, education significantly reduces fertility rates in China. The empirical study in this paper has important policy implications. At present, China's fertility policies have turned to incentive-based policies, and the extensive supports of social policies are more critical for the policy goal of improving fertility level.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48183,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Comparative Economics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141390631","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Migration networks, export shocks, and human capital acquisition: Evidence from China 移民网络、出口冲击和人力资本获取：来自中国的证据

IF 2.7 2区经济学

Journal of Comparative Economics Pub Date : 2024-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jce.2024.04.001

Shu Cai , Xinzheng Shi , Zhufeng Xu

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Transition from plan to market: Imperfect regulations in the electricity sector of China 从计划到市场的过渡：中国电力行业的不完善法规

IF 2.7 2区经济学

Journal of Comparative Economics Pub Date : 2024-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jce.2024.01.001

Jing Cao , Mun S. Ho , Rong Ma , Yu Zhang

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Online teaching, gender differences and education outcomes: Evidence from Chinese urban high schools during the COVID-19 在线教学、性别差异和教育成果：COVID-19 期间来自中国城市高中的证据

IF 2.7 2区经济学

Journal of Comparative Economics Pub Date : 2024-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jce.2024.02.002

Liu Yang , Lei Zhang

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The growth of firms, markets and rents: Evidence from China 企业、市场和租金的增长：来自中国的证据

IF 2.7 2区经济学

Journal of Comparative Economics Pub Date : 2024-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jce.2023.12.006

Daniel Berkowitz , Shuichiro Nishioka

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