Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 The Evolution of Female Labor Force Participation in Urban China
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Literature Review
2.3 Data and Descriptive Patterns
2.4 Estimation of the Participation Function
2.5 Accounting for the Changes in Female Labor Force Participation in Urban China
2.6 Conclusion
2.7 Appendix
Chapter 3 Social Norms and Female Labor Force Participation in China
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Social and Gender Identity Norms in China
3.3 Literature Review
3.4 Empirical Analysis
3.5 Estimation Results
3.6 Robustness Checks
3.7 Conclusion
Chapter 4 Impact of Rural-to-Urban Migration on Labor Market Conditions of Urban Residents in China
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Historical Background
4.3 Literature Review
4.4 Empirical Analysis
4.5 Estimation Results
4.6 Conclusion
Bibliography
Acknowledgments