GSCF Working Papers

2020

Effect Pathways of Informal Family Separation on Children’s Outcomes: Paternal Labor Migration and Long-term Educational Attainment of Left-Behind Children in Rural China,” Wensong Shen, Li-Chung Hu, and Emily Hannum

2019

A Tangled Web: The Reciprocal Relationship Between Depression and Educational Outcomes in China,” Wensong Shen

2018

Short- and Long-Term Outcomes of the Left Behind in China: Education, Well-Being and Life Opportunities,” Emily Hannum, Li-Chung Hu, and Wensong Shen

2016

School Violence in China: A Multi-Level Analysis of Student Victimization in Rural Middle Schools,” Jennifer Adams and Emily C. Hannum

2015

Child Labour and Academic Achievement: Evidence from Gansu Province in China,” Huajing He

Parenting, Education, and Social Mobility In Rural China: Cultivating Dragons and Phoenixes,” Peggy Kong

Maternal Bargaining Power, Parental Compensation and Non-Cognitive Skills in Rural China,” Jessica Leight and Elaine Liu

The Impact of Early Childhood Rainfall Shocks on the Evolution of Cognitive and Non-cognitive Skills,” Jessica Leight, Paul Glewwe, and Albert Park

Sibling Rivalry: Ability and Intrahousehold Allocation in Gansu Province, China,” Jessica Leight

Centralized Deployment and Teacher Incentive: Evidence from Reforms in Rural China,” Li Han

Ready for School? Impacts of Delayed Primary School Enrollment on Children’s Educational Outcomes in Rural China,” Qihui Chen

Professional Learning Communities and the Diffusion of Pedagogical Innovation in the Chinese Education System,” Tanja Sargent

It’s Not Just about the Money: Gender and Youth Migration from Rural China,” Yilin Chiang, Emily C. Hannum, and Grace Kao

2014

Home Environment and Educational Transitions on the Path to College in Rural Northwest China,” Tanja Sargent, Peggy Kong, and Yuping Zhang

Educational Expectations, School Experiences and Academic Achievements: A Longitudinal Examination,” Yuping Zhang

2013

Is Centralized Teacher Deployment More Equitable? Evidence from Rural China,” Li Han

Impact of Household Educational Expenditures on the Test Scores of Children,” Xinzheng Shi

Community Poverty, Industrialization, and Educational Gender Gaps in Rural China,” Hua-Yu Sebastian Cherng and Emily C. Hannum

Reforming Rural Education: Understanding Teacher Expectations for Rural Youth,” Lisa Yiu and Jennifer H. Adams

Adversity and Internalizing Problems Among Rural Chinese Adolescents: The Roles of Parents and Teachers,” Shannon Davidson and Jennifer H. Adams

2012

Poverty, Food Insecurity and Nutritional Deprivation in Rural China: Implications for Children’s Literacy Achievement,” Emily C. Hannum, Jihong Liu, and Edward Frongillo

The Hopes Carry Them On: Early Educational Expectations and Later Educational Outcomes in Rural Gansu, China,” Yuping Zhang

Identifying the Attributes of Effective Rural Teachers: Teacher Attributes and Mathematics Achievement Among Rural Primary School Students in Northwest China,” Jennifer H. Adams

Curriculum Transformation in China: Trends in Student Perceptions of Classroom Practice and Engagement,” Jennifer H. Adams and Tanja C. Sargent

Who Goes, Who Stays, and Who Studies? Gender, Migration, and Educational Decisions Among Rural Youth in China,” Yilin Chiang, Emily C. Hannum, and Grace Kao

Does an Intra-Household Flypaper Effect Exist? Evidence from the Educational Fee Reduction Reform in Rural China,” Xinzheng Shi

2011

New Curriculum Reform Implementation and the Transformation of Educational Beliefs, Practices, and Structures in Gansu Province,” Tanja Carmel Sargent

The Mediating Role of Perceived Parental Warmth and Parental Punishment in the Psychological Well-Being of Children in Rural China,” Jennifer Jun-Li Chen and Xiaodong Liu

Examinations and Educational Opportunity in China: Mobility and Bottlenecks for the Rural Poor,” Emily Hannum, Xuehui An, and Hua-Yu Sebastian Cherng

Mothers’ Educational Expectations and Children’s Enrollment: Evidence from Rural China,” Yuping Zhang

Influence of Home Environment on Children’s Schooling: From Teacher’s Perspective,” Yuping Zhang

2010

Does Smoking Make One Dumber? Evidence from Teenagers in Rural China,” Meng Zhao, Yoshifumi Konishi, and Paul Glewwe

To Walk Out: Rural Parents’ Views on Education,” Peggy A. Kong

Why Are Teachers “Overpaid” in Developing Countries? –The Role of the Nature of Educational Production in Teachers’ Labor Markets,” Qihui Chen

Ability and Intrahousehold Allocation in Gansu Province, China,” Jessica Leight

Parental Migration and Child Development in China,” Leng Lee and Albert Park

2009

Family Background, Ability and Student Achievement in Rural China –Identifying the Effects of Unobservable Ability Using Famine-Generated Instruments,” Qihui Chen

Education Management and Performance After Rural Education Finance Reform: Evidence from Western China,” Mingxing Liu, Rachel Murphy, Ran Tao, and Xuehui An

Revolutionizing Ritual Interaction in the Classroom: Constructing the Chinese Renaissance of the 21st Century,” Tanja C. Sargent

Doing More With Less: Teacher Professional Learning Communities in Resource-Constrained Primary Schools in Rural China,” Tanja C. Sargent and Emily C. Hannum

What Determines Basic School Attainment in Developing Countries? Evidence from Rural China,” Meng Zhao and Paul Glewwe

Poverty, Parental Ill Health and Children’s Access to Schooling in Rural Gansu, China,” Emily Hannum, Tanja Sargent, and Shengchao Yu

2008

A Study on Educational Production Function in Western Regions of China,” Haiping Xue and Weifang Min

Teacher Career Development and Teaching Incentive in Rural Schools,” Xuehui An

Poverty and Proximate Barriers to Learning: Vision Deficiencies, Vision Correction and Educational Outcomes in Rural Northwest China,” Emily Hannum and Yuping Zhang

A Survey on Substitute Teachers Status Quo in the West Rural Area of China,” Xue-Hui An and Jun-xiang Xie

Beyond Cost: Rural Perspectives on Barriers to Education,” Emily C. Hannum and Jennifer Adams

Family Sources of Educational Gender Inequality in Rural China: A Critical Assessment,” Emily C. Hannum, Peggy A. Kong, and Yuping Zhang

Teaching Quality and Student Outcomes: Academic Achievement and Educational Engagement in Rural Northwest China,” Xuehui An, Emily C. Hannum, and Tanja Sargent

Girls in Gansu, China: Expectations and Aspirations for Secondary Schooling,” Jennifer Adams and Emily C. Hannum

2007

Educational Resources and Impediments in Rural Gansu, China,” Emily Hannum and Peggy Kong

Do Health Sector Reforms Have Their Intended Impacts?: The World Bank’s Health VIII project in Gansu Province, China,” Adam Wagstaff and Shengchao Yu

Food for Thought: Poverty, Family Nutritional Environment, and Children’s Educational Performance in Rural China,” Shengchao Yu and Emily C. Hannum

Do Mothers in Rural China Practice Gender Equality in Educational Aspirations for Their Children?,” Yuping Zhang, Grace Kao, and Emily C. Hannum

2006

Community Matters in China,” Jennifer H. Adams

Parental Education and Investment in Children’s Human Capital in Rural China,” Philip H. Brown

Poverty, Health and Schooling in China,” Shengchao Yu and Emily C. Hannum

2005

Can Insurance Increase Financial Risk? The Curious Case of Health Insurance in China,” Adam Wagstaff and Magnus Lindelow

Keeping Teachers Happy: Job Satisfaction Among Primary School Teachers in Rural Northwest China,” Tanja Sargent and Emily Hannum