论文标题
共产党成员的工资溢价：来自中国的证据
The Wage Premium of Communist Party Membership: Evidence from China
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论文摘要
社会地位和政治联系可以为个人带来巨大的经济利益。以前的研究重点是中国研究共产党成员资格与收入之间的关系，并找到正相关。但是，这种相关性可能部分或完全虚假，从而产生了对政党成员资格重要性的上升估计。使用三十年来的三个调查的数据，我们估计中国党员资格对中国每月收入的因果影响。我们发现，平均而言，中国共产党的会员资格增加了每月收入，我们发现证据表明近年来工资溢价已经增长。我们探索潜在机制，并发现暗示性证据表明，社交网络的改善，与工作相关的资格获得以及社会职位和生活满意度的改善可能起着重要作用。 （Jel D31，J31，P2）
Social status and political connections could confer large economic benefits to an individual. Previous studies focused on China examine the relationship between Communist party membership and earnings and find a positive correlation. However, this correlation may be partly or totally spurious, thereby generating upwards-biased estimates of the importance of political party membership. Using data from three surveys spanning more than three decades, we estimate the causal effect of Chinese party membership on monthly earnings in in China. We find that, on average, membership in the Communist party of China increases monthly earnings and we find evidence that the wage premium has grown in recent years. We explore for potential mechanisms and we find suggestive evidence that improvements in one's social network, acquisition of job-related qualifications and improvement in one's social rank and life satisfaction likely play an important role. (JEL D31, J31, P2)
