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100			_aChen, Ting, Kai-sing Kung, James and Ma, Chicheng _925697
245			_aLong live Keju! The persistent effects of China’s civil examination system
260			_aThe Economic Journal
300			_a130(631), Oct, 2020: p.2030-2064
520			_aChina's civil examination system (keju), an incredibly long-lived institution, has a persistent impact on human capital outcomes today. Using the variation in the density of jinshi—the highest qualification—across 278 Chinese prefectures in the Ming-Qing period (c. 1368–1905) to proxy for this effect, we find that a doubling of jinshi per 10,000 population leads to an 8.5% increase in years of schooling in 2010. The persistent effect of keju can be attributed to a multitude of channels including cultural transmission, educational infrastructure, social capital and, to a lesser extent, political elites.
650			_aCivil examination system, Keju, Human capital _925698
773			_aThe Economic Journal
906			_aCIVIL SERVICE - CHINA
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