Lingsheng Meng
Biographic Data
| ID | 3709961 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lingsheng Meng |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lingsheng |
| FAMILY NAME | Meng |
| SIGNATURE | MENG L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0991-1719 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 142 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Elite College Education and Social Mobility in China
We study how an elite college education affects social mobility in China. China provides an interesting context because its college admissions rely mainly on the scores of a centralized exam, a system that has been the subject of intense debate. Combining the data from a large-scale college graduate survey and a nationally representative household survey, we document three main findings. First, attending an elite college can change one’s fate to …
English language requirement and educational inequality: Evidence from 16 million college applicants in China
This paper studies the unintended effect of English language requirement on educational inequality by investigating how the staggered rollout of English listening tests in China’s high-stakes National College Entrance Exam (NCEE) affected the rural–urban gap in college access. Leveraging administrative data covering the universe of NCEE participants between 1999 and 2003, we find that the introduction of English listening tests significantly lowe…
The Scarring Effects of College Education Deprivation during China's Cultural Revolution
China’s college enrollment system came to a sudden halt as the Cultural Revolution started. Virtually no students were admitted to colleges from 1966 to 1969. We estimate a marked downward shift in college completion rates for the affected cohorts. Using a regression discontinuity approach, we show that these individuals experienced a sizable reduction in labor supply, earnings, and wealth after some 30 years, which can be attributed to the loss …
The effect of artificial intelligence on China’s labor market
Automation and artificial intelligence technology have played a pivotal role in today’s economic and social development. They represent a labor-substituted technological progress, featuring more and more jobs to be replaced by AI. Based on the adoption rate calculated in our paper and theoretical substitution probability estimated by existing studies, our research estimates the actual substitution probability by AI for various occupations in Chin…
Does having a cadre parent pay? Evidence from the first job offers of Chinese college graduates
Political connections, financing and firm performance: Evidence from Chinese private firms
Political connections, financing and firm performance: Evidence from Chinese private firms
Does having a cadre parent pay? Evidence from the first job offers of Chinese college graduates
The effect of artificial intelligence on China’s labor market
Automation and artificial intelligence technology have played a pivotal role in today’s economic and social development. They represent a labor-substituted technological progress, featuring more and more jobs to be replaced by AI. Based on the adoption rate calculated in our paper and theoretical substitution probability estimated by existing studies, our research estimates the actual substitution probability by AI for various occupations in Chin…
The Scarring Effects of College Education Deprivation during China's Cultural Revolution
China’s college enrollment system came to a sudden halt as the Cultural Revolution started. Virtually no students were admitted to colleges from 1966 to 1969. We estimate a marked downward shift in college completion rates for the affected cohorts. Using a regression discontinuity approach, we show that these individuals experienced a sizable reduction in labor supply, earnings, and wealth after some 30 years, which can be attributed to the loss …
English language requirement and educational inequality: Evidence from 16 million college applicants in China
This paper studies the unintended effect of English language requirement on educational inequality by investigating how the staggered rollout of English listening tests in China’s high-stakes National College Entrance Exam (NCEE) affected the rural–urban gap in college access. Leveraging administrative data covering the universe of NCEE participants between 1999 and 2003, we find that the introduction of English listening tests significantly lowe…
Political connections, financing and firm performance: Evidence from Chinese private firms
Does having a cadre parent pay? Evidence from the first job offers of Chinese college graduates
The effect of artificial intelligence on China’s labor market
Automation and artificial intelligence technology have played a pivotal role in today’s economic and social development. They represent a labor-substituted technological progress, featuring more and more jobs to be replaced by AI. Based on the adoption rate calculated in our paper and theoretical substitution probability estimated by existing studies, our research estimates the actual substitution probability by AI for various occupations in Chin…
The Scarring Effects of College Education Deprivation during China's Cultural Revolution
China’s college enrollment system came to a sudden halt as the Cultural Revolution started. Virtually no students were admitted to colleges from 1966 to 1969. We estimate a marked downward shift in college completion rates for the affected cohorts. Using a regression discontinuity approach, we show that these individuals experienced a sizable reduction in labor supply, earnings, and wealth after some 30 years, which can be attributed to the loss …
English language requirement and educational inequality: Evidence from 16 million college applicants in China
This paper studies the unintended effect of English language requirement on educational inequality by investigating how the staggered rollout of English listening tests in China’s high-stakes National College Entrance Exam (NCEE) affected the rural–urban gap in college access. Leveraging administrative data covering the universe of NCEE participants between 1999 and 2003, we find that the introduction of English listening tests significantly lowe…
Elite College Education and Social Mobility in China
We study how an elite college education affects social mobility in China. China provides an interesting context because its college admissions rely mainly on the scores of a centralized exam, a system that has been the subject of intense debate. Combining the data from a large-scale college graduate survey and a nationally representative household survey, we document three main findings. First, attending an elite college can change one’s fate to …
China (6 works) · Economics (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Law (4 works) · Demographic economics (3 works) · Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Economic growth (2 works)