Topic:lgnorance is Whose Bliss:The Repeal of compulsory Premarital Health Examinations and Marital Outcomesin Rural China

Lecturer:Xinzheng Shi

Xinzheng Shi is a professor at the School of Economics,Peking University.His research fields include labor economics and Development economics.He has been selected as a National Young Talent Project.He has published more than 50 papers in such journals as Review of Economics and Statistics,Journal of Development Economics,Economic Research,Quarterly Journal of Economics, and Management World.

Abstract:

Health matters for marital outcomes,but information about health may be hidden until marriage.Our matching model,considering socioeconomic status (SES) and health,reveals that removing health information shifts sorting towards SES,reducing child health and welfare,especially for those with low SES.Empirical evidence from China,where compulsory premarital health exams were repealed,confirms this decline in postmarital subjective well-being, primarily driven by decreased child health associated with health-based sorting. Women and low-SES individuals suffer the most,indicating persistent gender and wealth disparities.

Time:4:00-5:00p.m,June 14th,2024

Venue:B423,Zhixin Building,Central Campus