Xinzheng Shi
Biographic Data
| ID | 3704931 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Xinzheng Shi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Xinzheng |
| FAMILY NAME | Shi |
| SIGNATURE | SHI X |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tsinghua University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8898-5892 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 39 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The effect of the one-child policy on fertility in China
Gender composition, social context, and academic performance in high-stakes examinations
Can Investment Incentives Crowd Out Innovation? Evidence from China
We analyze the indirect effect of a fixed asset investment incentive on firm innovation by estimating the influence of China's value-added tax reform in 2004 using a difference-in-difference-in-differences approach. We find that the fixed asset investment incentive significantly reduces firm innovation. In a simple model, we show that the reduction could arise because some firms choose to upgrade their technology as a result of the investment inc…
How Does Improvement in Commuting Affect Employees? Evidence from a Natural Experiment
We collect worker month-level panel data from two companies in Beijing for a two-year period before and after the opening of a nearby subway station, which significantly improved public transportation commutes for some workers. We find a significant difference-in-differences increase (12.6% of the standard deviation) in bonus pay, which is strongly correlated to worker-level performance measures, for affected workers relative to unaffected cowork…
How does the universal two-child policy affect fertility behavior
The Chinese government implemented the universal two-child policy on January 1, 2016 to arrest the decline in the nation's birthrate and address the challenge of a rapidly aging population. We find that this policy significantly increased the possibility of having children and this effect was not attenuated from 2016 to 2018. This policy can explain 14.8% of the average number of newborns in 2016–2018. Our back-of-the-envelope calculation suggest…
Are spousal labor supplies substitutes? evidence from the workweek reduction policy in China
How does intergenerational investment respond to changes in the marriage market? Evidence from China
Environmental regulation and firm exports
The Impact of Educational Fee Reduction Reform on School Enrolment in Rural China
We investigate the impact of educational fee reduction reform on children’s school enrolment in rural China. Using data from Gansu Survey of Children and Families, we find that the reform did not have significant impacts on school enrolment of 9–12 year old children, while the reform had significant impacts on school enrolment of 13–16 year old children. We also find that for children enrolled in 2004, the higher are the fee reductions, the highe…
Magnet Classes and Educational Performance
We investigate the effect of entering magnet classes on the educational performance of high school students in China. Using the regression discontinuity design and data from a high school in Hebei Province, we find that enrollment in a magnet class can increase students’ gross final examination score in the first semester by 0.647 standard deviations. However, we find no evidence to suggest that the positive effect of entering magnet classes is d…
Does an intra-household flypaper effect exist? Evidence from the educational fee reduction reform in rural China
Does having a cadre parent pay? Evidence from the first job offers of Chinese college graduates
Exporting and Firm Performance
We ask how export demand shocks associated with the Asian financial crisis affected Chinese exporters. We construct firm-specific exchange rate shocks based on the precrisis destinations of firms' exports. Because the shocks were unanticipated and large, they are a plausible instrument for identifying the impact of exporting on firm productivity and other outcomes. We find that firms whose export destinations experience greater currency depreciat…
Does having a cadre parent pay? Evidence from the first job offers of Chinese college graduates
Does an intra-household flypaper effect exist? Evidence from the educational fee reduction reform in rural China
The effect of the one-child policy on fertility in China
How does intergenerational investment respond to changes in the marriage market? Evidence from China
How does the universal two-child policy affect fertility behavior
The Chinese government implemented the universal two-child policy on January 1, 2016 to arrest the decline in the nation's birthrate and address the challenge of a rapidly aging population. We find that this policy significantly increased the possibility of having children and this effect was not attenuated from 2016 to 2018. This policy can explain 14.8% of the average number of newborns in 2016–2018. Our back-of-the-envelope calculation suggest…
Gender composition, social context, and academic performance in high-stakes examinations
Are spousal labor supplies substitutes? evidence from the workweek reduction policy in China
Exporting and Firm Performance
We ask how export demand shocks associated with the Asian financial crisis affected Chinese exporters. We construct firm-specific exchange rate shocks based on the precrisis destinations of firms' exports. Because the shocks were unanticipated and large, they are a plausible instrument for identifying the impact of exporting on firm productivity and other outcomes. We find that firms whose export destinations experience greater currency depreciat…
Does an intra-household flypaper effect exist? Evidence from the educational fee reduction reform in rural China
Does having a cadre parent pay? Evidence from the first job offers of Chinese college graduates
Magnet Classes and Educational Performance
We investigate the effect of entering magnet classes on the educational performance of high school students in China. Using the regression discontinuity design and data from a high school in Hebei Province, we find that enrollment in a magnet class can increase students’ gross final examination score in the first semester by 0.647 standard deviations. However, we find no evidence to suggest that the positive effect of entering magnet classes is d…
The Impact of Educational Fee Reduction Reform on School Enrolment in Rural China
We investigate the impact of educational fee reduction reform on children’s school enrolment in rural China. Using data from Gansu Survey of Children and Families, we find that the reform did not have significant impacts on school enrolment of 9–12 year old children, while the reform had significant impacts on school enrolment of 13–16 year old children. We also find that for children enrolled in 2004, the higher are the fee reductions, the highe…
Environmental regulation and firm exports
How does intergenerational investment respond to changes in the marriage market? Evidence from China
Are spousal labor supplies substitutes? evidence from the workweek reduction policy in China
How does the universal two-child policy affect fertility behavior
The Chinese government implemented the universal two-child policy on January 1, 2016 to arrest the decline in the nation's birthrate and address the challenge of a rapidly aging population. We find that this policy significantly increased the possibility of having children and this effect was not attenuated from 2016 to 2018. This policy can explain 14.8% of the average number of newborns in 2016–2018. Our back-of-the-envelope calculation suggest…
How Does Improvement in Commuting Affect Employees? Evidence from a Natural Experiment
We collect worker month-level panel data from two companies in Beijing for a two-year period before and after the opening of a nearby subway station, which significantly improved public transportation commutes for some workers. We find a significant difference-in-differences increase (12.6% of the standard deviation) in bonus pay, which is strongly correlated to worker-level performance measures, for affected workers relative to unaffected cowork…
The effect of the one-child policy on fertility in China
Gender composition, social context, and academic performance in high-stakes examinations
Can Investment Incentives Crowd Out Innovation? Evidence from China
We analyze the indirect effect of a fixed asset investment incentive on firm innovation by estimating the influence of China's value-added tax reform in 2004 using a difference-in-difference-in-differences approach. We find that the fixed asset investment incentive significantly reduces firm innovation. In a simple model, we show that the reduction could arise because some firms choose to upgrade their technology as a result of the investment inc…
Economics (12 works) · China (10 works) · Demographic economics (9 works) · Political science (8 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Business (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · Labour economics (5 works) · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (4 works) · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (4 works)