Higher Education Expansion in China,1999-2003:Impact on Graduate Employability

作     者：Dongshu Ou Zhong Zhao Dongshu Ou;Zhong Zhao

作者机构：Department of Educational Administration and PolicyThe Chinese University of Hong KongChina School of Labor and Human ResourcesRenmin University of ChinaChinaand Institute of Labor Economics(IZA)BonnGermany. 

出 版 物：《China & World Economy》 (中国与世界经济（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2022年第30卷第2期

页      面：117-141页

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学科分类：0202[经济学-应用经济学] 02[经济学] 020205[经济学-产业经济学] 

基　　金：support from the Chinese University of Hong Kong(Direct Grant No.4058038) and the Hong Kong General Research Council(No.14603416) 

主　　题：difference-in・dififerences higher education expansion labor force participation unemployment wage 

摘      要：We examine the impact of China s higher education expansion on labor market outcomes for young college graduates using China s 20051 Percent Population Sample *** variations in the expansion of university places across provinces and high school cohorts between 1999 and 2003,we apply a difference-in-differences model and take into account the demand-side effect by using the Bartik *** find that the expansion of higher education in China decreased unemployment rates among males and college graduates in the short ***,the policy decreased women s labor force participation and individual earnings in high-skilled white-collar *** further discuss potential channels affecting the outcomes that were *** results illustrate the broad economic benefits of higher *** findings shed new light on the contribution of young skilled labor in the economic growth of China and call for policies that can alleviate the short-term negative impact of higher education on individual students and maximize human *** study also provides an interesting example of the consequences of the unequal expansion of higher education opportunities on the labor market of an emerging economy.