Xiangpo Chen
Biographic Data
| ID | 4595560 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Xiangpo Chen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Xiangpo |
| FAMILY NAME | Chen |
| SIGNATURE | CHEN X |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hangzhou Dianzi University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5484-8408 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Transcending climate barriers
Trust the ‘Trustworthy
Crossing the rice–wheat border
Working women's subjective well‐being has raised a growing interest and debate over the last few decades. The present study addresses the puzzlement of whether gender ‘neutral’ or ‘matter’ in the income‐happiness nexus by shedding new light on the rice–wheat system. The 9898 married female participants completed the interview‐questionnaire from four waves of the Chinese General Social Survey from 2012 to 2017, answering questions about subjective…
Do the poor save more? Evidence from natural disasters and household savings in China
One defining feature of China’s economy has been its extremely high domestic savings over the past few decades. This study sheds new light on natural disasters and aims to investigate the impacts of natural disasters on household savings. We find that natural disasters significantly increase household savings. On average, one additional disaster-related unexpected death per 1, 000 populations corresponds to an increase of 12.1% in household savin…
The political trust impacts of land titling in China
The persistence of China’s great famine on individuals’ choice to pursue self-employment
Self-employment is a field of special importance to developing countries in view of its positive role on socio-economic development. This study exploits a unique nationally representative database using the 1949–1985 China Demographic Data, the 2016 China Labour Force Dynamic Survey, and the 1959–1999 China Drought Disaster Data. Through a difference-in-differences estimation, we reveal that the Great Chinese Famine bear significantly upon indivi…
Female Labour Force Participation and the Reduction in Son Preference in China
The preference for sons transcends many cultures, making it an issue with local and global dimensions. This article explores if and how married women’s preferences in relation to their children are influenced by a shift in their economic status. Our results show that female employment had a significant effect on son preference. Specifically, women’s participation in the labour market reduces son preference by 15.7 per cent, and a 10 per cent incr…
The political trust impacts of land titling in China
The persistence of China’s great famine on individuals’ choice to pursue self-employment
Self-employment is a field of special importance to developing countries in view of its positive role on socio-economic development. This study exploits a unique nationally representative database using the 1949–1985 China Demographic Data, the 2016 China Labour Force Dynamic Survey, and the 1959–1999 China Drought Disaster Data. Through a difference-in-differences estimation, we reveal that the Great Chinese Famine bear significantly upon indivi…
The persistence of China’s great famine on individuals’ choice to pursue self-employment
Self-employment is a field of special importance to developing countries in view of its positive role on socio-economic development. This study exploits a unique nationally representative database using the 1949–1985 China Demographic Data, the 2016 China Labour Force Dynamic Survey, and the 1959–1999 China Drought Disaster Data. Through a difference-in-differences estimation, we reveal that the Great Chinese Famine bear significantly upon indivi…
Female Labour Force Participation and the Reduction in Son Preference in China
The preference for sons transcends many cultures, making it an issue with local and global dimensions. This article explores if and how married women’s preferences in relation to their children are influenced by a shift in their economic status. Our results show that female employment had a significant effect on son preference. Specifically, women’s participation in the labour market reduces son preference by 15.7 per cent, and a 10 per cent incr…
The political trust impacts of land titling in China
Crossing the rice–wheat border
Working women's subjective well‐being has raised a growing interest and debate over the last few decades. The present study addresses the puzzlement of whether gender ‘neutral’ or ‘matter’ in the income‐happiness nexus by shedding new light on the rice–wheat system. The 9898 married female participants completed the interview‐questionnaire from four waves of the Chinese General Social Survey from 2012 to 2017, answering questions about subjective…
Do the poor save more? Evidence from natural disasters and household savings in China
One defining feature of China’s economy has been its extremely high domestic savings over the past few decades. This study sheds new light on natural disasters and aims to investigate the impacts of natural disasters on household savings. We find that natural disasters significantly increase household savings. On average, one additional disaster-related unexpected death per 1, 000 populations corresponds to an increase of 12.1% in household savin…
Trust the ‘Trustworthy
Transcending climate barriers
China (6 works) · Economics (5 works) · Agriculture (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Demographic economics (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Agricultural risk and resilience (2 works) · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works)