Project leader: Lei Xiaoyan

Project deadline: 2017.12.30

Use database: CHARLS

Project Description:

Research goal

Describe the economic status, inequality, and social class mobility of the elderly in China, assess the impact of these three levels on the subjective well-being of the elderly, and explore in depth the public policies (such as transfer payment policies, retirement policies, etc.) to improve the economic situation of the elderly. And contribute to the relief of inequality, the promotion of social class mobility and the improvement of the subjective well-being of the elderly, and on this basis, put forward policy recommendations.

2. Basic content

This study mainly uses the China Health and Pension Tracking Survey (CHARLS) 2011 and 2013 data. After introducing the structure of expenditure, income and wealth indicators, the following three sub-topics are studied:

 Sub-topic 1: What do you rely on? Economic support and policy evaluation of old-age care

This section describes the socio-economic status of Chinese seniors in 2011 and 2013 from the two aspects of income and expenditure, including the total status and structural composition of income and expenditure, the gap between income and expenditure, and thus understanding the economics of the elderly. The source of support. On this basis, the public transfer payment is evaluated for the effectiveness of providing pension support and corresponding policy recommendations are put forward.

Sub-subject 2: Assessment of social and economic inequality and social class mobility of the elderly

This sub-project focuses on the inequality of the social and economic conditions of the elderly from the aspects of income, expenditure and wealth, especially the change of inequality in the interim period, that is, the degree of social class mobility.

Sub-question 3: The impact of socioeconomic status, inequality and social class mobility on subjective welfare and evaluation of policy effects

Because CHARLS data provides a good measure of the subjective welfare status of middle-aged and elderly people (self-evaluation health, depression index, life satisfaction), this section focuses on the socioeconomic status, socioeconomic inequality, and social class of middle-aged and elderly people. The impact of liquidity on subjective well-being and the effect of public policy on improving subjective well-being.