Son preference and access to social insurance: Evidence from China's rural pension program

Population and Development Review

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 47-70

  Ebenstein, Avraham ^a   Leung, Steven ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b Monitor Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSURANCE SYSTEM; PENSION SYSTEM; RETIREMENT; RURAL AREA; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL SECURITY;

CHINA;

EID: 77951939770     PISSN: 00987921     EISSN: 17284457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4457.2010.00317.x     Document Type: Article

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