We found a match
Your institution may have rights to this item. Sign in to continue.
- Title
Economic Returns to Communist Party Membership: Evidence From Urban Chinese Twins.
- Authors
Li, Hongbin; Liu, Pak Wai; Zhang, Junsen; Ma, Ning
- Abstract
This article estimates the returns to membership of the Chinese Communist Party using unique twins data we collected from China. Our OLS estimate shows a Party premium of 10%, but the within-twin-pair estimate becomes zero. One interpretation is that the OLS premium is due to omitted ability and family background. This interpretation suggests that Party members fare well not because of their political status but because of the superior ability that made them Party members. The estimates are also consistent with another interpretation that Party membership not only has its own effect but also has an external effect on siblings.
- Subjects
CHINA; COMMUNIST party work; TWINS; CHINESE Communist Party; SOCIAL background; SOCIAL status; SIBLINGS
- Publication
Economic Journal, 2007, Vol 117, Issue 523, p1504
- ISSN
0013-0133
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1468-0297.2007.02092.x