Albert F. Park
Funded Research:
Fulbright-Hays Group Project Abroad (U.S. Department of Education)
Gansu Survey of Children and Families (Fogarty)
Reader in Economics, Department of Economics, Corpus Christi College.
Ph.D., Stanford University
Dr. Park's research interests focus on poverty, human capital (health and education), labor markets, and globalization. He co-directs the Gansu Survey of Children and Families (GSCF), a longitudinal study of rural youth in western China, and the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Survey (CHARLS).
Recent Publications
Books
Hannum, Emily, and Albert F. Park. 2007. Education and reform in China. New York, NY : Routledge.
Journal Articles
Park, Albert F., and Shen, M.G. 2008. "Refinancing and decentralization: Evidence from China." Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 66(3-4): 703-730. DOI:10.1016/j.jebo.2006.06.013. Licensed Access. Worldcat.
Giles, John, Albert F. Park, and Fang Cai. 2006. "Reemployment of dislocated workers in urban China: The roles of information and incentives." Journal of Comparative Economics, 34(3): 582-607. DOI:10.1016/j.jce.2006.06.006. Licensed Access.
Park, Albert F. 2006. "Risk and household grain management in developing countries." Economic Journal, 116(514): 1088-1115. DOI:10.1111/j.1468-0297.2006.01124.x. Licensed Access.
Giles, J., Albert F. Park, and J.W. Zhang. 2005. "What is China's true unemployment rate?" China Economic Review, 16(2): 149-170. DOI:10.1016/j.chieco.2004.11.002. Licensed Access.
Du, Y., Albert F. Park, and S.G. Wang. 2005. "Migration and rural poverty in China." Journal of Comparative Economics, 33(4): 688-709. DOI:10.1016/j.jce.2005.09.001. Licensed Access.
Zhang, J.S., Y.H. Zhao , Albert F. Park, and X.Q. Song. 2005. "Economic returns to schooling in urban China, 1988 to 2001." Journal of Comparative Economics, 33(4): 730-752. DOI:10.1016/j.jce.2005.05.008. Licensed Access.
Chapters
Park, Albert F., Changqing Ren, and Sangui Wang. 2004. "Microfinance, Poverty Alleviation, and Financial Reform in China." In Rural Finance and Credit Infrastructure in China edited by Rural Finance and Credit Infrastructure in China. Paris: OECD.
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Recent resources, events, news
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