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Gender differences in performance-based pay: evidence from a Chinese university / Wang, Yijie; Sun, Wenkai ; Guo, Qian ; Song, Yang

Guo, Qian	Journal Article
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We examined gender differences in performance-based pay in an institute of a top Chinese university, to provide insight into the gender earnings gap. We found that male professors earned more from research and less from teaching than did comparable female professors even though male and female professors showed no statistically significant difference in the total performance-based pay. Given the piece rate nature of bonuses in the institute and one's tendency to invest more time in areas where one has comparative advantages to maximize the total income, the study results lead to the conclusion that male professors displayed comparative advantage in research while female professors exhibited comparative advantage in teaching. The conclusion is corroborated by analyses of time allocation, and number of papers published as first author and as co-author.

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Propensity Score Matching ; Time Allocation ; Gender Differences ; Performance-Based Pay ; Research Bonus ; Teaching Bonus

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Motivation of parent–child co‐residence behavior: evidence from the China health and retirement longitudinal study / Wang, Yijie; Sun, Wenkai ; Wang, Xianghong

Wang, Yijie	Journal Article
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This paper examines the motivations of parent‐child co‐residence behavior in China using data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. We test three possible motives: social norms, self‐interest and altruism. We find that social norms play an important role in household co‐residence behavior, showing that the belief that “sons take care of parents” is strong, and children in different birth orders take different responsibilities. Taking the one‐child policy as a natural experiment, we compared co‐residence behavior between only‐child and multi‐child families. This allowed us to test whether children in multi‐child families with wealthier parents more often co‐reside in order to compete for a bequest. We find that parents' wealth is more appealing to children in multi‐child families. The results support the life cycle theory that co‐residence decisions are motivated by self‐interest. We also find some evidence of altruism when parents and children make co‐residence decisions. These findings provide some insights for designing future elder‐support policies in China.

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China ; Parent - Child Co-residence ; Lifecycle ; One Child Policy ; Social Norm

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