Does China’s “Second-Child” Policy Increase Discrimination against Women in the Labor Market?
Creator
Liu, Mufeng
Advisor
Catilina, Eliane
Abstract
In 2016, every Chinese couple is allowed to have at most two children, which abolished the historical “one-child” policy. However, there are reports saying that the sex discrimination in labor market is getting worse due to second-child policy. This thesis uses data from China General Social Survey to find empirical evidence on whether Chinese women’s situation in labor market is affected by this policy.
Description
M.P.P.
Permanent Link
http://hdl.handle.net/10822/1062270Date Published
2021Subject
Type
Publisher
Georgetown University
Extent
39 leaves
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