EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT AND THE RURAL‐URBAN DIVIDE IN CHINA
利用全国住户收入调查和普查数据，分析中国城乡教育成就的决定因素，发现收入、激励和父母教育对农村辍学影响显著，教育机会不平等亟需政策干预。
A national household income survey and census data are used to examine the determinants of educational attainment in China. Rural and urban areas are analysed separately, and contrasted, owing to the sharp economic and institutional divide between them. The roles of income, age, gender, ethnicity, region and family background are explored. An attempt is made to distinguish between demand‐ and supply‐constraints. The opportunity and other costs of rural schooling, and the reasons for leaving school, are examined. Income levels and incentives are important in explaining rural dropping out, and parental education is a powerful influence on enrolment and achievement. The considerable inequality of educational opportunity in China requires corrective policies.