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Times Higher Education: 'Narrowest Margins' in Gao Kao 'shape Chinese Students' Lives'

News March 8, 2021

Times Higher Education: 'Narrowest Margins' in Gao Kao 'shape Chinese Students' Lives'

News March 8, 2021

Times Higher Education features Hongbin Li's research on college entrance exams and wages in China.

These figures plot the probability of attending an elite (national first-tier) college against distance to the cutoff scores (which vary by province-year-track). Panel (a) is based on raw data; each point corresponds one point in the exam.

The Economist: The Benefits of Acing China's Most Important Academic Exam

News February 23, 2021

The Economist: The Benefits of Acing China's Most Important Academic Exam

News February 23, 2021

SCCEI Co-Director Hongbin Li's research on elite college admissions and wages in China provides the basis for this article from The Economist.

Screenshot of 25 participants on Zoom during the SCCEI Faculty Meet & Greet.

SCCEI "Faculty Meet and Greet" Spotlights New Center Goals and Research Agenda

News February 22, 2021

SCCEI "Faculty Meet and Greet" Spotlights New Center Goals and Research Agenda

News February 22, 2021

Stanford Center on China’s Economy and Institutions (SCCEI) Co-Directors Scott Rozelle and Hongbin Li hosted a “Faculty Meet & Greet” event to introduce the academic community to the work they will be doing under the new center. They were joined by 9 Stanford faculty affiliates who briefly presented their research projects within SCCEI's 6 flagship research initiatives.

A mother and child preparing food inside a yurt in rural China.

Foreign Policy: China Will Run Out of Growth if it Doesn't Fix its Rural Crisis

News February 8, 2021

Foreign Policy: China Will Run Out of Growth if it Doesn't Fix its Rural Crisis

News February 8, 2021

Chorzempa & Huang write on China's rural human capital crisis stating that "no country with China's vast education and public health problems has ever broken out of the ranks of middle-income countries." The article references FSI Senior Fellow and SCCEI Director Scott Rozelle's book "Invisible China: How the Urban-Rural Divide Threatens China’s Rise" throughout.

Scott Rozelle speaks to a group of children in rural China.

USC US-China Institute: Scott Rozelle on China's Urban-Rural Divide

News February 4, 2021

USC US-China Institute: Scott Rozelle on China's Urban-Rural Divide

News February 4, 2021

Scott Rozelle discusses his new book that looks at the stark contrast between China's rural and urban populations.

Book cover for "Invisible China: How the Urban-Rural Divide Threatens China's Rise" showing a man watering a field in front of high rise buildings.

Asia Sentinel: Book Review: Invisible China: How the Urban-Rural Divide Threatens China’s Rise

News January 30, 2021

Asia Sentinel: Book Review: Invisible China: How the Urban-Rural Divide Threatens China’s Rise

News January 30, 2021

Asia Sentinel reviews Scott Rozelle and Natalie Hell's book "Invisible China: How the Urban-Rural Divide Threatens China's Rise."

Chinese school children sit at a desk in a rural village school classroom.

The Economist Features Rozelle's Newest Book "Invisible China"

News January 23, 2021

The Economist Features Rozelle's Newest Book "Invisible China"

News January 23, 2021

In a special report on Chinese youth, The Economist references Scott Rozelle and Natalie Hell's newest book, "Invisible China," highlighting the great disparity in educational quality across rural and urban China. In the same January 23, 2021 issue The Economist also reviews "Invisible China" in the Books & Arts section.

Migrant child sits on her mother’s lap, looking into the camera, as her mother reviews REAP’s survey forms with an enumerator.

Rural Parenting in an Urban Setting: Innovative Research by REAP Offers a Glimpse into the Language Environment of Rural Migrant Children in China

Blogs December 1, 2020

Rural Parenting in an Urban Setting: Innovative Research by REAP Offers a Glimpse into the Language Environment of Rural Migrant Children in China

Blogs December 1, 2020

What a child hears before age 3 has a profound impact on their language skills development and long-term outcomes. However, little evidence exists on the language environment in which migrant children grow up. New research and technology offer a glimpse into the home language environment of migrant children in the rapidly urbanizing city of Chengdu.

China’s Rural Population Will Play an Instrumental Role in its Economic Future

News November 17, 2020

China’s Rural Population Will Play an Instrumental Role in its Economic Future

News November 17, 2020

On the World Class Podcast, Scott Rozelle explains why China’s wealth gap may make the transition from a middle- to high-income country more difficult than it seems.

A Conversation with Scott Rozelle & Natalie Hell on their New Book, Invisible China

Q&As October 6, 2020

A Conversation with Scott Rozelle & Natalie Hell on their New Book, Invisible China

Q&As October 6, 2020

In their newly released book, Scott Rozelle and Natalie Hell explore how the great disparity in human capital across rural and urban China is inhibiting China’s rise from a middle-income to a high-income country. We sat down together to learn more about the invisible economic challenge China faces.

A toddler and his caregiver looking at a book together at a table in a home.

REAP Research Contributes to Policy Insight to Improve Student Learning Outcomes

News July 28, 2020

REAP Research Contributes to Policy Insight to Improve Student Learning Outcomes

News July 28, 2020