Year	2020
Authors	周秝宸,Li-Chen Chou, Wan-Hao Zhang, Zixuan Hu
Author Type	,
Paper Title	Influences of the Cultural Revolution on the education and wages of today’s Chinese laborers
Journal Title	Economic research-Ekonomska istraživanja
Vol.No	33
Issue.No	1
Page(s)	456-476
Level Type	SSCI
Paper Type	E-Journal
Total Pages	21
Date of Publication	2020-03-03
Abstract	More than 40years after the end of the Cultural Revolution, does it still affect today’s Chinese laborers? In this study, data from the 2012 Chinese General Social Survey are used to investigate the possible differences between the education and wage levels of the laborers of parents who have experienced the Cultural Revolution and others who have not. Empirical results show that the average education and wage levels of laborers whose parents have experienced the Cultural Revolution and attained at least primary education qualifications are significantly lower than other groups in the labor market. We believe that during the Cultural Revolution, the political and social climate lowered the public’s recognition of the value of education in society and reduced the incentive for human capital investment.
Language	English
Reference URL	https://doi.org/10.1080/1331677X.2020.1718522