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59
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877
National Ranking
27

Overview

Linxiu Zhang is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China. Their research spans several interdisciplinary fields with a strong focus on environmental and social sciences, as well as agricultural and biological sciences.

The main fields of study for Linxiu Zhang include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Social Sciences
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Within these broader fields, their work engages with various subfields such as:

  • General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
  • Soil Science
  • Global and Planetary Change

The topics covered in their publications reflect a focus on socioeconomic and environmental challenges primarily situated in the context of China. Key research topics include:

  • China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance
  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
  • Land Rights and Reforms
  • Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
  • Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
  • Migration and Labor Dynamics
  • Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management

Linxiu Zhang has authored papers in recognized journals with a range of topics highlighting environmental pollution, agricultural practices, social indicators, and waste management policies. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Gender-Related Beliefs, Norms, and the Link With Green Consumption", 2021, published in Frontiers in Psychology
  • "Poverty and Subjective Poverty in Rural China", 2020, published in Social Indicators Research
  • "Is mulch film itself the primary source of meso- and microplastics in the mulching cultivated soil? A preliminary field study with econometric methods", 2022, published in Environmental Pollution
  • "Can policy implementation increase public waste sorting behavior? The comparison between regions with and without waste sorting policy implementation in China", 2022, published in Journal of Cleaner Production
  • "Characteristics and influencing factors of mulch film use for pollution control in China: Microcosmic evidence from smallholder farmers", 2020, published in Resources Conservation and Recycling

Linxiu Zhang has published frequently in several venues, with multiple papers appearing in:

  • Journal of Cleaner Production
  • China Agricultural Economic Review
  • Resources Conservation and Recycling
  • Journal of Asian Economics
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Collaborations have been an important aspect of their work, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Yunli Bai
  • Xiangbo Xu
  • Mingxing Sun
  • Chang Li
  • Yueming Cao

Best Publications

  • THE EVOLUTION OF CHINA'S RURAL LABOR MARKETS DURING THE REFORMS

    Alan de Brauw;Jikun Huang;Scott Rozelle;Linxiu Zhang

  • Growth, Inequality, and Poverty in Rural China: The Role of Public Investments

    Shenggen Fan;Linxiu Zhang;Xiaobo Zhang

  • Local governance and public goods provision in rural China

    Xiaobo Zhang;Shenggen Fan;Linxiu Zhang;Jikun Huang

  • Reforms, Investment, and Poverty in Rural China*

    Shenggen Fan;Linxiu Zhang;Xiaobo Zhang

  • EMPLOYMENT, EMERGING LABOR MARKETS, AND THE ROLE OF EDUCATION IN RURAL CHINA

    Linxiu Zhang;Jikun Huang;Scott D. Rozelle

  • China's Left-Behind Children: Impact Of Parental Migration On Health, Nutrition, And Educational Outcomes.

    Chengchao Zhou;Sean Sylvia;Linxiu Zhang;Renfu Luo

  • Elections, fiscal reform and public goods provision in rural China

    Renfu Luo;Linxiu Zhang;Jikun Huang;Scott Rozelle

  • Dropping out: Why are students leaving junior high in China's poor rural areas?

    Hongmei Yi;Linxiu Zhang;Renfu Luo;Yaojiang Shi

  • New evidence on the impact of China's New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme and its implications for rural primary healthcare: multivariate difference-in-difference analysis.

    Kimberly Singer Babiarz;Grant Miller;Hongmei Yi;Linxiu Zhang

  • The education of China's migrant children: The missing link in China's education system

    Fang Lai;Fang Lai;Chengfang Liu;Renfu Luo;Linxiu Zhang

  • Poverty, population and environmental degradation in China.

    Scott Rozelle;Jikun Huang;Linxiu Zhang

  • China's rural labor market development and its gender implications

    Linxiu Zhang;Alan De Brauw;Scott Rozelle

  • Does computer-assisted learning improve learning outcomes? Evidence from a randomized experiment in migrant schools in Beijing

    Fang Lai;Fang Lai;Renfu Luo;Linxiu Zhang;Xinzhe Huang

  • Nutrition and Educational Performance in Rural China's Elementary Schools: Results of a Randomized Control Trial in Shaanxi Province

    Renfu Luo;Yaojiang Shi;Linxiu Zhang;Chengfang Liu

  • Gender Inequality in Education in China: A Meta-Regression Analysis

    Junxia Zeng;Xiaopeng Pang;Linxiu Zhang;Alexis Medina

  • Feminization of Agriculture in China? Myths Surrounding Women's Participation in Farming

    Alan de Brauw;Qiang Li;Chengfang Liu;Scott Rozelle

  • Effect of Migration on Children's Educational Performance in Rural China

    Xinxin Chen;Qiuqiong Huang;Scott Rozelle;Yaojiang Shi

  • GROWTH AND POVERTY IN RURAL CHINA: THE ROLE OF PUBLIC INVESTMENTS

    Shenggen Fan;Linxiu Zhang;Xiaobo Zhang

  • Gender wage gaps in post-reform rural China

    Scott Rozelle;Xiao-yuan Dong;Linxiu Zhang;Andrew Mason

  • Health insurance and catastrophic illness: a report on the New Cooperative Medical System in rural China.

    Hongmei Yi;Linxiu Zhang;Kim Singer;Scott Rozelle

Frequent Co-Authors

Scott Rozelle
Scott Rozelle Stanford University
Renfu Luo
Renfu Luo Peking University
Yaojiang Shi
Yaojiang Shi Stanford University
Jikun Huang
Jikun Huang Peking University
Alan de Brauw
Alan de Brauw International Food Policy Research Institute
Shenggen Fan
Shenggen Fan China Agricultural University
Xiaobo Zhang
Xiaobo Zhang Peking University
Hongbin Li
Hongbin Li Stanford University
Johan F.M. Swinnen
Johan F.M. Swinnen International Food Policy Research Institute
Loren Brandt
Loren Brandt University of Toronto

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