现代产业经济学系列讲座第203期

时   间:2021年5月21日(周五)10:00-11:30
 
地   点:复旦大学管理学院思源楼326室
 
题   目:Every People’s Commune Builds a Middle School: The Effects of a Massive Rural Education Expansion Program in Pre-reform China
 
主讲人:陈祎 上海科技大学创业与管理学院 副教授
 
主持人:陆卓然 复旦大学管理学院产业经济学系 助理教授
 
摘   要:Prior to its Reform and Opening Policy, China achieved a level of secondary-school education unparalleled by its level of economic development. This study aims to understand the pre-reform formation of China’s human capital by looking at a massive rural school construction program in which the number of secondary schools increased tenfold from 19,367 in 1965 to 198,963 in 1977. Using a county-level dataset compiled from local gazetteers and population censuses, we show strong evidence that the program significantly improved the education attainment of rural children. Such a rapid expansion was associated with a deterioration in education quality, but the presence of sent-down educated youths during that period helped mitigate the negative trade-off in quantity and quality. Further analysis indicates that the rural school program contributed to the improvement in agricultural productivity.
 
主讲人简介:陈祎,上海科技大学创业与管理学院副教授,美国加州大学洛杉矶分校经济学博士。主要研究领域为劳动经济学、人口经济学、发展经济学与应用微观经济学,长期关注人力资本、计划生育、中国经济等研究主题。学术成果发表于American Economic Review, International Economic Review, Journal of Development Economics, Economic Development and Cultural Change, Journal of Comparative Economics, Demographic Research,《经济学(季刊)》等国内外一流期刊。
 
 
产业经济学系
 
2021-5-21