Zhu Yi. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 52-56). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 2 --- Income Inequality and Its Determinants in China --- p.6 / Chapter 2.1 --- Data --- p.6 / Chapter 2.2 --- Source and Distribution of Income --- p.7 / Chapter 2.3 --- Decomposition of Income Inequality by Geography --- p.8 / Chapter 2.4 --- The Determinants of Income Inequality --- p.10 / Chapter 3 --- "Income, Income Inequality and Health in China" --- p.12 / Chapter 3.1 --- Hypotheses and Previous Literature --- p.12 / Chapter 3.2 --- Data and Measurement Issues --- p.18 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Health Indicators --- p.18 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Income Inequality and Relative Income Measures --- p.20 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Other Explanatory Variables --- p.21 / Chapter 3.3 --- Estimation Results --- p.22 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- "Income, Income Inequality and Individual Health" --- p.22 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Relative Income and Individual Health --- p.26 / Chapter 4 --- Conclusion --- p.28 / Tables --- p.31 / References --- p.52

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, Department of Economics, June 2000. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the Internet.

published_or_final_version / Business Administration / Master / Master of Business Administration

Nowadays, the mobility and globalization of firms make it possible for people to choose their favorite working cities worldwide. Thus beyond employment and income, more and more attention has been paid to the comparison of urban quality of life (UQOL). As housing cost usually consists of the largest share of household budget which is thought as a “ticket” to live in a city, housing prices surely have great impact on the relative value of income and UQOL when one makes a relocation decision. With increasing inter-urban migration in China, the inter-urban real estate development becomes popular. In order to plant right crop for right land, the inter-urban differences on the combination of housing prices, income and UQOL should be well studied. In addition, it is found that cities with high UQOL grow faster because they can attract more talents to work in (Glaeser 2001). But with more and more immigration taken place in high amenity cities, housing prices may rise up faster than workers’ wages. When the advantage of UQOL is offset by the increased housing cost, it would reach a dynamic equilibrium which lets immigration terminate or slow down. Even worse, if housing prices rise higher and higher, talents would have to move out. Therefore, it is noticeable to the urban governments that the pattern of inter-urban competitiveness changes dramatically from the traditional solely economic-driven mode to the sustainable attractiveness by the bundles of housing prices, income and UQOL. This research aims at revealing the quantitative relationship among housing prices, income and UQOL which may give inspiration to city dwellers, developers and governments. Firstly following the compensation theory, a customized equilibrium model is developed to calculate the quantitative value of UQOL. Then a new classification method is proposed to Chinese cities based on their bundles of housing prices, income and UQOL. There are 3-high cities, 2-high (2-high-price&income, 2-high-price&UQOL, 2-high-income&UQOL) cities, 1-high (1-high-price, 1-high-income and 1-high-UQOL) cities and 3-low cities. This classification gives a new vision for city dwellers, developers and governments to recognize the substantive differences among cities which are helpful for decision making, strategy deployment and policy making. Rural labor is suggested to choose 1-high-income cities as early as better. College graduates are advised to enter 2-high-income&UQOL cities as soon as possible. The rich and famous group is recommended to enter 3-high cities to enjoy the most mature service. Inter-urban developers need to take different development strategies in different kinds of cities: develop products at popular locations in 3-high cities, create local good reputation with high-quality housing in cities with high housing prices and enter cities with high UQOL as quickly as possible. For urban governments, it’s important to keep improving UQOL in the course of the economic development. Also, they are advised to control the excessive growth of housing prices especially in 3-high cities. / published_or_final_version / Real Estate and Construction / Doctoral / Doctor of Philosophy

Wong Pui-ying. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 59-62). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 2 --- Literature Review --- p.3 / Chapter 2.1 --- Income and Nutrition --- p.3 / Chapter 2.2 --- Determinants of Child Health --- p.4 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Income --- p.4 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Parental Education --- p.6 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Other Determinants --- p.8 / Chapter 3 --- "Empirical Model, Data and Variables" --- p.11 / Chapter 3.1 --- Empirical Model --- p.11 / Chapter 3.2 --- Data --- p.13 / Chapter 3.3 --- Variables --- p.14 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Dependent Variables for Child Nutrition --- p.14 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Dependent Variables for Child Health --- p.15 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- Independent Variables --- p.18 / Chapter 4 --- Empirical Results --- p.20 / Chapter 4.1 --- Determinants of Child Nutrition --- p.20 / Chapter 4.1.1 --- The Income Effect --- p.20 / Chapter 4.1.2 --- Non-linear Effect of Income --- p.21 / Chapter 4.1.3 --- Parental Education --- p.21 / Chapter 4.1.4 --- Permanent Income --- p.22 / Chapter 4.1.5 --- Difference between Rural and Urban Areas --- p.23 / Chapter 4.2 --- Determinants of Child Health --- p.23 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- The Income Effect --- p.23 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Non-linear Effect of Income --- p.25 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- Parental Education --- p.25 / Chapter 4.2.4 --- Permanent Income --- p.26 / Chapter 4.1.5 --- Difference between Rural and Urban Areas --- p.27 / Chapter 4.2.5 --- Other Variables --- p.28 / Chapter A. --- "Parental Heights, Weights and Health Status" --- p.28 / Chapter B. --- Water and Sanitation --- p.29 / Chapter C. --- Insurance --- p.30 / Chapter D. --- Parental Health-Related Behaviors --- p.31 / Chapter 5 --- Conclusion --- p.33 / Tables --- p.34 / References --- p.59

Hong Kong is facing an ageing population and increased life expectancy. However, Hong Kong does not have a universal pension system and the income security of older people is therefore increasingly discussed. The main income sources of older people are earnings from employment and from savings and investments, as well as government welfare, and financial support from their families. However, income from employment, savings and investments are limited. Also, social policy in Hong Kong follows the residual model that it is the duty of a family to provide support to their family members, and government financial support plays a minor role. In other words, since the structure of the population is changing and limited support from other income sources, it is important to take a closer look at upward financial support. The major objective of this study is to examine which model of motivation best explains upward financial transfer in the Hong Kong context. Three theories of motivation of intergenerational support are selected to explore which model(s) could be suitable for use in Hong Kong. These are the Power and Bargaining Model, the Mutual Aid Model and the Altruism Model. Cross-sectional data was collected from surveys of 200 older people in elderly centers. Respondents were asked whether they received financial support from their children or not. The primary aim was to discover the dominant motivation for upward financial support. The dominant model was found to be the Altruism Model. The Altruism Model is based on parents’ economic needs. In other words, this study reveals that supporting parents’ needs is a crucial motivation for intergenerational financial support in HK. Meanwhile, the findings also reveal that having more children, living together with children, having a closer relationship with children, and children with higher education are significantly associated with upward financial support. These findings have valuable implications. The findings enrich our theoretical understanding of the motivation of upward financial support in Hong Kong. Also, the findings contribute some suggestions for elderly social policy making. / published_or_final_version / Social Work and Social Administration / Master / Master of Philosophy

published_or_final_version / Urban Studies / Master / Master of Social Sciences

published_or_final_version / Transport Policy and Planning / Master / Master of Arts

University of Macau / Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities / Department of Economics

In this thesis, return to health is also estimated. We examine the effects of height on hourly wage, monthly earnings, working hours, and education level. Our results show that height has different causal impacts on women and men. Women benefit from height: taller women earn more, work less, and have more leisure time. However, taller men are more likely to land a job and work longer, largely because they are better endowed. Moreover, the positive effect of height on hourly wage for women is larger than that for men. In general, the findings have contributed new evidence to existing literature that estimates the return to health. / This thesis mainly investigates the intergenerational transmission of socioeconomic status. Specifically, it estimates the effects of family income and parental education on the health status and educational attainment of the next generation using unique twins data collected from urban China. By using twins strategy, we can largely control for unobservables, which may cause biases in estimations. Our results show that the positive correlations of family income and maternal education with child health are largely due to unobserved endowment and family background. However, family income and paternal education do have a positive effect on child education. Overall, our findings suggest that increasing family income and parental schooling do not help in improving child health. However, to reduce the educational gap of the next generation, redistributing income would prove beneficial. The design of government policies is dependent on the policy targets. / Xiong, Yanyan. / Advisers: Hongbin Li; Junsen Zhang. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 70-06, Section: A, page: 2176. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references. / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Electronic reproduction. [Ann Arbor, MI] : ProQuest Information and Learning, [200-] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest dissertations and theses, [201-] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / School code: 1307.