GSCF Theses and Dissertations

2020

Shen, Wensong. 2020. “Behavioral Problems, Depression, and Their Mutual Relationships with Educational Outcomes: Evidence from China” (Doctoral dissertation). University of Pennsylvania.

2018

Wang, Donghui. 2018. “The Power of Ideas: How Norms, Perceptions and Aspirations Relate to Demographic Patterns and Individual Well-Being in China” (Doctoral dissertation). The Pennsylvania State University.

Yue, Yang. 2018. “Family and School Impact on Psychological Functioning from Childhood to Late Adolescence: A Longitudinal Study of Rural Chinese Youth” (Doctoral dissertation). University of South Carolina.

2016

Ma, Xiang. 2016. “Public Policies in Developing Countries” (Doctoral dissertation). Yale University.

Wei, Yi. 2016. “Teacher Mobility in Rural China: Evidence from Northwest China” (Doctoral dissertation). Michigan State University.

2015

Lu, Yao. 2015. “Essays in Health Economics” (Doctoral dissertation). The University of Chicago.

2013

Leight, Jessica. 2013. “Three Essays in Development Economics” (Doctoral dissertation). Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

2012

Chen, Qihui. 2012. “Three Essays on Human Capital Investment in China (Doctoral dissertation). University of Minnesota.

Ma, Hongmei. 2012. “Teachers’ Wage Variations and Determinants: Empirical Evidence from Rural Gansu, China” (Doctoral dissertation). The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

2011

Sun, Jinghan. 2011. “Fathers’ Involvement at Home and Children’s Achievement: Evidence from Rural China, Gansu Province” (Master thesis). Georgetown University.

2010

Karachiwalla, Naureen. 2010. “Promotion Incentives and Teacher Effort in China” (Doctoral dissertation). University of Oxford.

Zhao (Konishi), Meng . 2010. “Essays on Health, Education, and Behavioral Choices” (Doctoral dissertation). University of Minnesota.

2009

Meng, Joyce. 2009. “Aspirations And Schooling: Analysis Of The Formation And Intra-Household Impact Of Educational Aspirations In Rural China (Master thesis). University of Oxford.

Shi, Xinzheng. 2009. “Human Capital in Developing Countries” (Doctoral dissertation). The University of Michigan.

2008

Kong, Peggy. 2008. “‘Old Man Moves a Mountain:’ Rural Parents’ Involvement in their Children’s Schooling” (Doctoral dissertation). Harvard University.

2007

Zhang, Yuping. 2007 “Relationships and Children’s Schooling in Rural Northwest China: Teachers’, Mothers’, and Children’s Perspectives” (Doctoral dissertation). University of Pennsylvania.

2006

Sargent, Tanja Carmel, “Institutionalizing Educational Ideologies: Curriculum Reform and the Transformation of Teaching Practices in Rural China” (Doctoral dissertation). University of Pennsylvania.

2005

Adams, Jennifer. 2005. “Local Advantage: Community Resources, Teacher Attributes, and Student Mathematics Achievement in Rural Northwest China” (Doctoral dissertation). Harvard University.

2003

Brown, Philip. 2003. “Poverty, Education, and Intrahousehold Bargaining: Evidence from China” (Doctoral dissertation). The University of Michigan.

Lui, Xiaodong. 2003. “Parenting Practices and the Psychological Adjustment of Children in Rural China” (Doctoral dissertation). Harvard University.