| ID | 103935 |
| Title Proper | Famine, fertility, and fortune in china |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Shi, Xinzheng |
| Publication | 2011. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In this paper, I investigate the long term effects of China's Great Famine in 1959-1961 on cohorts affected by the famine in the first year of life. Using China's 2000 population census data and after controlling for positive fertility selections in the famine, I find that women exposed to the famine in the first year of life had a lower probability of completing high school and lived in less wealthy households. I do not find any significant effects of the famine on men. In addition, I find that if positive fertility selections are not controlled for, the negative effects become weaker. |
| `In' analytical Note | China Economic Review Vol. 22, No. 2; Jun 2011: p. 244-259 |
| Journal Source | China Economic Review Vol. 22, No. 2; Jun 2011: p. 244-259 |
| Key Words | Famine ; Long Term Effects ; Fertility Selections ; Education ; Wealth ; China |