Lei Zhang : Citation Profile

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RESEARCH PRODUCTION:

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Papers

RESEARCH ACTIVITY:

   19 years (2006 - 2025). See details.
   Cites by year: 30
   Journals where Lei Zhang has often published
   Relations with other researchers
   Recent citing documents: 68.    Total self citations: 8 (1.38 %)

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Relations with other researchers

Works with:

Hanushek, Eric (2)

Authors registered in RePEc who have co-authored more than one work in the last five years with Lei Zhang.

Is cited by:

Hanushek, Eric (55)

Woessmann, Ludger (53)

Wiederhold, Simon (17)

Ruhose, Jens (16)

Schwerdt, Guido (14)

Backes-Gellner, Uschi (10)

Verhaest, Dieter (9)

Koomen, Miriam (9)

McNally, Sandra (9)

Baert, Stijn (8)

Dahl, Gordon (8)

Cites to:

Hanushek, Eric (24)

Rivkin, Steven (8)

Heckman, James (8)

Pischke, Jorn-Steffen (7)

Taylor, Lori (6)

Woessmann, Ludger (5)

Card, David (4)

Schwerdt, Guido (4)

Altonji, Joseph (4)

Wiederhold, Simon (4)

Ferreira, Francisco (4)

Main data

Where Lei Zhang has published?

Journals with more than one article published# docs
Journal of Development Economics2
Education Economics2

Working Papers Series with more than one paper published# docs
NBER Working Papers / National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc5

Recent works citing Lei Zhang (2025 and 2024)

YearTitle of citing document
2025Welfare Reform: Consequences for the Children. (2025). Smith, Jeffrey ; Skipper, Lars ; Simonsen, Marianne. In: Papers. RePEc:arx:papers:2506.03927.

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2024Spatial Structure of Peer Networks and Academic Achievement Based on a Random Control Trial Experiment. (2024). Wang, Zhi ; Tan, YA ; Feng, Shilan ; Zhang, Qinghua. In: China & World Economy. RePEc:bla:chinae:v:32:y:2024:i:3:p:67-97.

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2024Skills and Earnings: A Multidimensional Perspective on Human Capital. (2024). Woessmann, Ludger. In: CESifo Working Paper Series. RePEc:ces:ceswps:_11428.

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2024No Teens, No Tech: How Shortages of Young Workers Hinder Firm Technology Investments. (2024). Lipowski, Cäcilia. In: CESifo Working Paper Series. RePEc:ces:ceswps:_11471.

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2024Job Training, English Language Skills, and Employability: Evidence from an Experiment in Urban India. (2024). Fairlie, Robert ; Mistree, Dinsha ; Khanna, Saurabh ; Loyalka, Prashant. In: CESifo Working Paper Series. RePEc:ces:ceswps:_11504.

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2024Intergenerational Mobility, Economic Shocks, and the Role of Human Capital. (2024). Botros, Jessica ; Bennett, Patrick. In: CESifo Working Paper Series. RePEc:ces:ceswps:_11527.

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2025From Rural Schools to City Factories: Assessing the Quality of Chinese Rural Schools. (2025). Hanushek, Eric A ; Kang, LE ; Zhang, Lei ; Li, Xueying. In: CESifo Working Paper Series. RePEc:ces:ceswps:_12017.

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2024Skills and Earnings: A Multidimensional Perspective on Human Capital. (2024). Woessmann, Ludger. In: CAGE Online Working Paper Series. RePEc:cge:wacage:730.

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2025Complementarities in High School and College Investments. (2025). Veramendi, Gregory ; Humphries, John ; Joensen, Juanna Schrter. In: Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers. RePEc:cwl:cwldpp:2446.

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2024The heterogenous effects of initial labor market conditions on entrants careers across types of colleges. (2024). Lee, Kyeongah. In: Journal of Asian Economics. RePEc:eee:asieco:v:94:y:2024:i:c:s1049007824000769.

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2024Job insecurity and fertility: Evidence from massive lay-offs in urban China. (2024). Zhang, Jun ; Tang, Jue. In: Journal of Asian Economics. RePEc:eee:asieco:v:94:y:2024:i:c:s1049007824000848.

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2024Does parental migration matter in access to academic high schools for left-behind children in China?. (2024). Feng, Qundi ; Yang, Ling. In: Journal of Asian Economics. RePEc:eee:asieco:v:95:y:2024:i:c:s1049007824001374.

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2024Uniform agricultural tax abolition and differential household labor supply: Evidence from Chinas urban household survey. (2024). Zhao, Kui ; Cai, Jun. In: China Economic Review. RePEc:eee:chieco:v:86:y:2024:i:c:s1043951x24000646.

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2024Asymmetric employer learning and gender-based statistical discrimination in China. (2024). Sun, Qian. In: China Economic Review. RePEc:eee:chieco:v:87:y:2024:i:c:s1043951x24001470.

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2025Unraveling the school-to-work transition of non-engaged youth: A continuous-time Markov chain analysis. (2025). Ng, Yuen-Hang ; Dupr, Vronique ; Yu, Elly Ngai-Hin ; Wong, Laing-Ming ; Cheung, Chau-Kiu ; Li, Yunjun ; Chen, Chen ; Zhou, Qiushi ; Wang, Miao ; Ngai, Steven Sek-Yum ; Lee, Bong Joo. In: Children and Youth Services Review. RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:172:y:2025:i:c:s0190740925001367.

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2024Evaluating the impact of general versus vocational education on labor market outcomes in Egypt by means of a regression discontinuity design. (2024). Renold, Ursula ; Kemper, Johanna. In: Journal of Development Economics. RePEc:eee:deveco:v:166:y:2024:i:c:s0304387823001281.

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2024Do urban educational resources affect corporate labor costs?. (2024). Tan, Weiqiang ; Ye, Dezhu ; Xie, Chenxin. In: Economic Modelling. RePEc:eee:ecmode:v:130:y:2024:i:c:s0264999323003796.

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2024Does vocational education pay off in China? Evidence from city-level education supply shocks. (2024). Martins, Pedro ; Dai, LI. In: Economic Modelling. RePEc:eee:ecmode:v:140:y:2024:i:c:s0264999324002207.

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2024The peer effect of persistence on student achievement. (2024). Zou, Jian. In: Economics of Education Review. RePEc:eee:ecoedu:v:102:y:2024:i:c:s0272775724000682.

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2024Effect of secondary education on cognitive and non-cognitive skills. (2024). Pekkarinen, Tuomas ; Ollikainen, Jani-Petteri ; Virtanen, Hanna ; Uusitalo, Roope. In: Economics of Education Review. RePEc:eee:ecoedu:v:103:y:2024:i:c:s0272775724000979.

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2025Choosing the right path: The effects of pursuing general versus vocational secondary education on dropout risk and youth inactivity. (2025). Taghizadeh, Jonas Larsson ; Sterman, Marcus. In: Economics of Education Review. RePEc:eee:ecoedu:v:106:y:2025:i:c:s0272775725000354.

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2025The impact of work-based versus school-based learning on cognitive and non-cognitive outcomes in vocational secondary education. (2025). Verhaest, Dieter ; Tobback, Ilse ; de Witte, Kristof. In: Economics of Education Review. RePEc:eee:ecoedu:v:107:y:2025:i:c:s0272775725000536.

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2025Why do parents underinvest in their children’s education? Evidence from China. (2025). Angelini, Viola ; Alessie, rob ; Wang, Jiyuan. In: Economics of Education Review. RePEc:eee:ecoedu:v:107:y:2025:i:c:s0272775725000561.

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2025Leaving the past behind: Effects of clean slate regulation on employment and earnings. (2025). Plum, Alexander ; Ghimire, Keshar ; Dasgupta, Kabir. In: European Economic Review. RePEc:eee:eecrev:v:175:y:2025:i:c:s0014292125000650.

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2024The impact of automation on human capital investment. (2024). Pei, YU ; Qiang, Wei ; Yang, Jia. In: Finance Research Letters. RePEc:eee:finlet:v:62:y:2024:i:pb:s1544612324002484.

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2024Comparing the payoff to vocational and academic secondary education in China over time. (2024). Rozelle, Scott ; Zhang, Ruyue ; Yuan, Lingran ; Nie, Jingchun ; Liu, Hongyan ; Rule, Andrew ; Xu, Yali. In: International Journal of Educational Development. RePEc:eee:injoed:v:107:y:2024:i:c:s0738059324000609.

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2024Online teaching, gender differences and education outcomes: Evidence from Chinese urban high schools during the COVID-19. (2024). Yang, Liu ; Zhang, Lei. In: Journal of Comparative Economics. RePEc:eee:jcecon:v:52:y:2024:i:2:p:534-553.

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2025Understanding trends in Chinese skill premiums, 2007–2018. (2025). Hanushek, Eric ; Zhang, Lei ; Wang, Yuan. In: Journal of Comparative Economics. RePEc:eee:jcecon:v:53:y:2025:i:2:p:584-608.

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2024Effect of secondary education on cognitive and non-cognitive skills. (2024). Uusitalo, Roope ; Virtanen, Hanna ; Ollikainen, Jani-Petteri ; Pekkarinen, Tuomas. In: LSE Research Online Documents on Economics. RePEc:ehl:lserod:126238.

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2025Closing the gap between vocational and general education? Evidence from University Technical Colleges in England. (2025). Terrier, Camille ; Machin, Stephen ; McNally, Sandra ; Ventura, Guglielmo. In: LSE Research Online Documents on Economics. RePEc:ehl:lserod:128193.

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2024The Impacts of the Poverty Alleviation Relocation Program (PARP) on Households’ Education Investment: Evidence from a Quasi-Experiment in Rural China. (2024). Wang, Sangui ; Zheng, Lijuan. In: Sustainability. RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:16:y:2024:i:10:p:3986-:d:1391669.

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2024Employer Learning and the Dynamics of Returns to Universities: Evidence from Chinese Elite Education during University Expansion. (2024). Hanushek, Eric ; Démurger, Sylvie ; Zhang, Lei ; Dmurger, Sylvie. In: Post-Print. RePEc:hal:journl:halshs-04351549.

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2025The impact of local supply of upper secondary field of study. (2025). Edmark, Karin. In: Working Paper Series. RePEc:hhs:ifauwp:2025_013.

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2024Smartphone Bans, Student Outcomes and Mental Health. (2024). Abrahamsson, Sara. In: Discussion Paper Series in Economics. RePEc:hhs:nhheco:2024_001.

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2025Who bears the brunt: Tuition fees and educational mismatch. (2025). Geissler, Theresa. In: IAAEU Discussion Papers. RePEc:iaa:dpaper:202504.

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2024Technical Education, Vocational Training and Industrialisation in Sub-Saharan Africa(SSA). (2024). Tabi, Henri Ngoa ; Ngah, Benedicte Dalmeida. In: Journal of Sustainable Development. RePEc:ibn:jsd123:v:15:y:2024:i:1:p:65.

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2024Education and inequality: an international perspective. (2024). Salvanes, Kjell G ; Green, David ; Foley, Kelly ; Bennett, Patrick. In: IFS Working Papers. RePEc:ifs:ifsewp:24/40.

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2025Capital Adjustment, Technology Vintages and Training: Role of capital investment spikes in firms skill formation strategy. (2025). Pfeifer, Harald ; Cörvers, Frank ; Pardesi, Mantej. In: Economics of Education Working Paper Series. RePEc:iso:educat:0249.

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2024Does Vocational Education Pay off in China? Evidence from City-Level Education Supply Shocks. (2024). Martins, Pedro ; Dai, LI. In: IZA Discussion Papers. RePEc:iza:izadps:dp16957.

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2024Skills and Earnings: A Multidimensional Perspective on Human Capital. (2024). Woessmann, Ludger. In: IZA Discussion Papers. RePEc:iza:izadps:dp17395.

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2024Job Training, English Language Skills, and Employability: Evidence from an Experiment in Urban India. (2024). Fairlie, Robert ; Khanna, Saurabh ; Mistree, Dinsha ; Loyalka, Prashant. In: IZA Discussion Papers. RePEc:iza:izadps:dp17469.

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2025The Effect of Raising School Quality on Earnings. (2025). Psacharopoulos, George ; Patrinos, Harry. In: IZA Discussion Papers. RePEc:iza:izadps:dp17939.

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2025From Rural Schools to City Factories: Assessing the Quality of Chinese Rural Schools. (2025). Kang, LE ; Hanushek, Eric A ; Zhang, Lei ; Li, Xueying. In: IZA Discussion Papers. RePEc:iza:izadps:dp18030.

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2025Depth or Diversity? Examining the Longer Run Impacts of College Curriculum Breadth. (2025). Pan, Jessica ; Seah, Kelvin ; Tan, Poh Lin. In: IZA Discussion Papers. RePEc:iza:izadps:dp18067.

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2025Vocational Education, Earnings and Job Satisfaction in Europe. (2025). McGuinness, Seamus ; Kelly, Lorcan ; Whelan, Adele ; Devlin, Anne. In: IZA Discussion Papers. RePEc:iza:izadps:dp18134.

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2024Student loan debt and the career choices of college graduates with majors in the arts. (2024). Paulsen, Richard J. In: Journal of Cultural Economics. RePEc:kap:jculte:v:48:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1007_s10824-023-09474-x.

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2024Peer Effects on Self-regulated Study: Evidence from Randomly Assigned Classrooms in South Korea. (2024). Jung, Hoyong. In: Korean Economic Review. RePEc:kea:keappr:ker-20240701-40-2-05.

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2024Intergenerational Mobility, Economic Shocks, and the Role of Human Capital. (2024). Bennett, Patrick ; Botros, Jessica. In: Research Papers. RePEc:liv:livedp:202410.

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2024Heterogeneous peer effects of college roommates on academic performance. (2024). Cao, YI ; Zhou, Tao ; Gao, Jian. In: Nature Communications. RePEc:nat:natcom:v:15:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-024-49228-7.

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2024Apprenticeship as Critical Transition in Vocational Education, the Role of Training Agencies. (2024). Falch, Torberg ; Rapp, Anna Cecilia. In: Working Paper Series. RePEc:nst:samfok:19824.

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2025The Birth of an Occupation: Professional Nursing in the Era of Public Health. (2025). Bald, Anthony. In: SocArXiv. RePEc:osf:socarx:s6t5r_v1.

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2024Risk and heterogeneity in benefits from vocational versus general secondary education: estimates for early and mature career stages. (2024). Reis, Hugo ; Raposo, Pedro ; Hartog, Joop. In: Working Papers. RePEc:ptu:wpaper:w202405.

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2024Skills and Earnings: A Multidimensional Perspective on Human Capital. (2024). Woessmann, Ludger. In: Rationality and Competition Discussion Paper Series. RePEc:rco:dpaper:514.

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2024Outcomes of Academic Tracking Among Young Adults in the United States: A Longitudinal Survey Analysis. (2024). Oh, Hyunsu ; Vang, Houa. In: Sociological Research Online. RePEc:sae:socres:v:29:y:2024:i:3:p:561-578.

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2024Academic or vocational education? A comparison of the long-term wage development of academic and vocational tertiary degree holders. (2024). Kriesi, Irene ; Sander, Fabian. In: Journal for Labour Market Research. RePEc:spr:jlabrs:v:58:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1186_s12651-024-00368-9.

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2024Literature review of comparative school-to-work research: how institutional settings shape individual labour market outcomes. (2024). Marczuk, Anna. In: Journal for Labour Market Research. RePEc:spr:jlabrs:v:58:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1186_s12651-024-00375-w.

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2024Inequalities in labour market outcomes of school leavers: Does educational track matter?. (2024). Opoku, Kwadwo ; Boahen, Emmanuel Adu. In: Journal of Social and Economic Development. RePEc:spr:jsecdv:v:26:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1007_s40847-023-00264-x.

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2025Upper Secondary Pathways and Progression to Further Study. (2025). Maris, Robbie. In: CEPEO Working Paper Series. RePEc:ucl:cepeow:25-08.

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2025Learning the Right Skill: Vocational Curricula and Returns to Skills. (2025). Piracha, Matloob ; Cnossen, Femke ; Tchuente, Guy. In: Journal of Labor Economics. RePEc:ucp:jlabec:doi:10.1086/730123.

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2024The Future of Work in Central America and the Dominican Republic. (2024). Viollaz, Mariana ; Moroz, Harry. In: World Bank Publications - Reports. RePEc:wbk:wboper:42043.

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2024The Accumulation and Utilization of Human Capital over the Development Spectrum. (2024). Weber, Michael ; Rossi, Federico. In: Policy Research Working Paper Series. RePEc:wbk:wbrwps:10891.

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2025Does Free Sound Too Cheap ? The Adverse Effect of a Randomized Text Message Campaign on Program Take-up. (2025). Rouanet, Léa ; Annan, Jeannie ; Evans, David ; Delavallade, Clara ; Tassy, Josephine ; Jamel, Mousson Estelle. In: Policy Research Working Paper Series. RePEc:wbk:wbrwps:11063.

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2024TUTORING EFFICACY, HOUSEHOLD SUBSTITUTION, AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT: EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE FROM AN AFTER‐SCHOOL TUTORING PROGRAM IN RURAL CHINA. (2024). Behrman, Jere ; Wei, Xiangdong ; Fan, Simon C ; Guo, Naijia ; Zhang, Junsen. In: International Economic Review. RePEc:wly:iecrev:v:65:y:2024:i:1:p:149-189.

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2024Volunteering in China: How significant is the peer effect?. (2024). Shen, Suyan ; Ma, Hongxu ; Li, Fang. In: Journal of International Development. RePEc:wly:jintdv:v:36:y:2024:i:3:p:1848-1865.

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2024Automation risks of vocational training programs and early careers in the Netherlands. (2024). Levels, Mark ; Knn-Nelen, Annemarie ; Dicks, Alexander ; Montizaan, Raymond. In: EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters. RePEc:zbw:espost:310915.

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2024The Wage Effects of Polytechnic Degrees: Evidence from the 1999 China Higher Education Expansion. (2024). Martins, Pedro ; Dai, LI. In: GLO Discussion Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:glodps:1399.

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2025The Effect of Raising School Quality on Earnings. (2025). Psacharopoulos, George ; Patrinos, Harry. In: GLO Discussion Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:glodps:1616.

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2024No teens, no tech: How shortages of young workers hinder firm technology investments. (2024). Lipowski, Ccilia. In: ZEW Discussion Papers. RePEc:zbw:zewdip:312181.

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Works by Lei Zhang:

YearTitleTypeCited
2011General Education, Vocational Education, and Labor-Market Outcomes over the Life-Cycle In: CESifo Working Paper Series.
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2015General Education, Vocational Education, and Labor-Market Outcomes over the Life-Cycle.(2015) In: Economics Working Papers.
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2011General Education, Vocational Education, and Labor-Market Outcomes over the Life-Cycle.(2011) In: IZA Discussion Papers.
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2011General Education, Vocational Education, and Labor-Market Outcomes over the Life-Cycle.(2011) In: NBER Working Papers.
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2017General Education, Vocational Education, and Labor-Market Outcomes over the Lifecycle.(2017) In: Journal of Human Resources.
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2012General Education, Vocational Education, and Labor-Market Outcomes over the Life-Cycle.(2012) In: VfS Annual Conference 2012 (Goettingen): New Approaches and Challenges for the Labor Market of the 21st Century.
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2012Classroom peer effects and academic achievement: Evidence from a Chinese middle school In: China Economic Review.
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2015Public education spending and private substitution in urban China In: Journal of Development Economics.
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2008Political economy of income distribution dynamics In: Journal of Development Economics.
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2006Quality-Consistent Estimates of International Returns to Skill In: NBER Working Papers.
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2019Employer Learning and the Dynamics of Returns to Universities: Evidence from Chinese Elite Education during University Expansion In: NBER Working Papers.
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2023Understanding Trends in Chinese Skill Premiums, 2007-2018 In: NBER Working Papers.
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2025From Rural Schools to City Factories: Assessing the Quality of Chinese Rural Schools In: NBER Working Papers.
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2009A value-added estimate of higher education quality of US states In: Education Economics.
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2013Effects of college educational debt on graduate school attendance and early career and lifestyle choices In: Education Economics.
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2009Quality-Consistent Estimates of International Schooling and Skill Gradients In: Journal of Human Capital.
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2012Intergenerational Effects of Welfare Reform on Educational Attainment In: Journal of Law and Economics.
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2009The effects of welfare reform on the academic performance of children in low-income households In: Journal of Policy Analysis and Management.
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