China's one-child policy is one of the largest and most controversial social engineering
projects in human history. With the extreme restrictions it imposed on reproduction, the …

A growing body of literature, which primarily focuses on the developed world, investigates
the implications of financial literacy (or lack thereof) on households' well-being. This paper …

The Chinese pension system is multilayered. The first layer consists of several public
pension schemes, some of them mandatory (Basic Old Age Insurance and Public Employee …

Social enterprises (SEs) primarily aim to create social value, that is, to generate benefits or
reduce costs for society, while maintaining financial sustainability. Owing to their unique …

Since the advent of Communist movement in the 1940s, women in China have been
portrayed as equal partners to men in their labor force participation, operating under slogans …

This paper investigates the potential causal relationship (s) between China's urbanization
and income inequality since the start of the economic reform. Based on the economic theory …

High administrative costs and associated operational inefficiencies present multiple
challenges for pension industries across different countries. Although blockchain is …

Objectives: The present study examined the moderating effects of functional health on the
association between family social capital and life satisfaction among older adults who live …

The given paper presents the results of economic and statistical analysis of the structural
and dynamic development of extrabudgetary funds of the Russian Federation, as well as the …

Chinese society has experienced a dramatic change over the past several decades, which
has had a profound impact on its household system. Utilizing the Chinese national census …