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Fertility Policy Adjustments and Female Labor Supply

Estimation of Marginal Treatment Effect Using Chinese Census Data

Shenglong Liu, Tianyu Jin, Meng Li and View ORCID ProfileShaojie Zhou
Journal of Human Resources, November 2024, 59 (6) 1865-1892; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0620-10989R3
Shenglong Liu
Shenglong Liu is Associate Professor at School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University, and an affiliate of the Institute for Contemporary China Study.
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Tianyu Jin
Tianyu Jin is at Institute of Education, Tsinghua University.
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Meng Li
Meng Li is Associate Professor at School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
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Shaojie Zhou
Shaojie Zhou is Professor at School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University, and an affiliate of the Institute for Contemporary China Study ([email protected]).
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