Research

Abstract: This paper investigates how enhancing women’s property rights can improve the welfare of both spouses. It examines the effects of a change in marriage law that protects wives’ property rights in the event of a divorce.

Abstract: This paper studies how legal statuses and gendered preferences impact intra-household allocations, focusing on China’s household registration system known as hukou.

Abstract: I propose a refined Chiappori-style collective model to explore how degenderization influences labor allocation. This study addresses the shortcomings of Becker and Gronau’s time allocation theory, which inadequately explains labor behaviors solely through comparative advantages.

Abstract: This paper delves into the question of whether trading with developed countries that have higher en- vironmental standards and customers with higher environmental awareness exerts spillover effects on firms’ environmental performances in China.

Abstract:This paper examines how crime victimization among minorities differs from that experienced by their counterparts in New Zealand