Local Variations of the One-Child Policy and Adolescent Education in China
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One of the purposes of China's one-child policy is to improve child wellbeing. However, past studies overwhelmingly focus on policy effect on fertility, & thus, whether the policy has achieved this goal remains unclear. This paper explores the relationship between the one-child policy & school dropout among adolescent children at the turn of the century, using the 2000 CHNS data. Policy is measured directly by local variations of policy strength (strict one-child policy, girl-exception policy & two-child policy) & indirectly by sibship composition. Analytical findings suggest that policy strength does not yield an independent effect on education. However, among children who have been educated beyond compulsory education, only children have a consistent, strong advantage in schooling relative to those with an older brother or two or more siblings. The results provide evidence to support the idea that promoting sibling equality in schooling & expanding compulsory education will necessarily help increase adolescents' educational opportunities. Figures, References. Adapted from the source document.
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Yang, Juhua
2007
Journal of Population Studies
34
37-68
1018-3841, 1018-3841
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