Human Capital in China's Urban Labor Market: Insights from New Literacy, Numeracy and Life-Skills Measures

A collaboration of Michigan State University, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China National Institute for Educational Research, University of Michigan, and the University of Pennsylvania.  

Penn's component of this project, funded by The International Center for the Study of East Asian Development, has concluded.  For a report on the study, see Giles, John, Emily Hannum, Albert Park, and Juwei Zhang.  (2003). Giles, John, Emily Hannum, Albert Park, and Juwei Zhang.  (2003). Life-Skills, Schooling, and the Labor Market in Urban China: New Insights from Adult Literacy Measurement.  International Center for the Study of East Asian Development Working Paper 2003-21. 

Penn does not have distribution rights for this survey.  The survey protocol, introduction and instruments can be obtained from John Giles' web page at Michigan State University.