The
Institute of Population and Labor Economics (IPLE-CASS), Chinese
Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), was established in l980.
Current director is Professor CAI Fang.
The Institute of Population and Labor Economics is divided into
four research divisions, two editorial departments, and an administrative
office in charge of research coordination, foreign exchange, graduate
program, reference section, and personnel management.
Center for Human Resources Research, CASS, was set up based on
Institute of Population and Labor Economics. It emphasizes studies
on issues of labor migration and labor market integration.
The four research divisions are (l) Labor and Human Capital,
(2) Population and Social Development, (3) Quantitative Analysis
of Population and (4) International Popu1ation Comparing. Chinese
Journal of Population Science, a bimonthly journal, and Almanac
of China's Population, a yearly publication are internationally
circulated publications by IPLE.
Since IPLE was set up, its researchers have been conducting many
research projects, including the followings.
In the Sixth Five-Year Plan Period (l981-l985), four key projects
of the National Program of Phi1osophy and Socia1 Sciences were
undertaken. "Chinese Population and Employment in 20O0"
won the award of the State Scientific Progress in 1988. "China
Today: Population" is a volume of the China Today series.
The report of The Projection on the Chinese Employment in 2000
won the second prize of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
In the Seventh Five-Year plan period (1986-l990), two key projects
of the National Program of Phi1osophy and Social Sciences were
undertaken. 0ne is "The Survey on the Chinese Old Population
and the Reform on the Social Security System for Old Population",
leading to the publication of the China l987 Aged Population Over
60 Years (Old) Sampling Survey Data and 3 Volumes of China's Old
Population related to population, economy and society. They contain
some advanced research results. The other is The Survey 0n the
Chinese Population Migration, in which the China Migration of
74 Cities & Towns Samp1ing Survey Data in l986 and the Chinese
Population Migration have been published. In addition, there were
some key research projects at the level of Academy or Institute.
For example, "Population Issues in the Reform and 0pening"£¬
"The Population of the Coastal Area and the Economic Development",
and "Statistics and Study on Chinese Population Data Over
Years" and so on.
In the Eighth Five-Year Plan Period (l99l -1995),a key Project
named "Fertility Analysis at Micro Level and the Study of
Mechanism of Popu1ation Control" of the National Program
of Philosophy and Social Sciences have been undertaken in the
Institute. At the Academy level, the two key research Projects
are "Household Economy and Fertility of China", and
"Study on Contemporary Women's Status in China". Both
have finished the sampling surveys and data collection in l0 provinces
and cities of China. The monographs related two projects have
been pub1ished.
In the Ninth Five-Year P1an Period(l996-2000), two key projects
named "Popu1ation and Sustainable Development", "Chinese
Population of Minority Nationalities" of the National Program
of Phi1osophy and Social Sciences and two key projects at the
Academy level named "Chinese Popu1ation History", "Migration
and Population Mobility" are being undertaken in the Institute.
Since 2001, We undertook some research projects, including the
National Program of Phi1osophy and Social Sciences, as "Status
of labor input and Human Capital formation in China industrial
progress and facing Competition after join in WTO "£¬"Transition
of Chinese society and change of family and childbearing"£¬"Studies
for higher sex ratio at birth and the choice of the countermeasure"£¬"Sustainable
development of underpopulated minority nationalities community
in west of China"£¬ "Change of fertility rate and its
impact on labor supply and demand and long-term increase of china
economy". The key projects at CASS, as£º"Study on the
measures and policy for solving a problem of employment in mid-long-term
in china","China rural development and raise of income
of peasantry : poverty, disparity of income and raise steadily","Evaluating
of effects of Chinese population policies and the conversion of
the notion ","Study of the impact of aging on the economy
and society and the choice of policy","Study on Reemployment
and social security in some cities of higher unemployment in China".
Other projects as£º"Study of urban poverty and migration of
shanty community in China city","Study on the differences
and contributing factors for obtained education of china population"£¬etc..
Graduate Program
Department of Demography and Labor Economics is affiliated with
The Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences,
training the postgraduates on Demography and Labor Economics with
Master degree and Ph.D. degree.
Publications
The Chinese Joura1 of Population Science is edited bimonth1y by
the Institute, which publishes high quality articles on demography
and labor economics. Since the Publication started, it has been
highly praised by the experts in China and abroad. The Almanac
of China's Population is a reference book consisting of theoretica1
and policy information on Population. Since publication and distribution
in China and abroad started in l985, it has provided the reliable
information and materials on population in China. Since 2000,
"Green book of population and labor" serial publications
have been issued annually.
Address: No.5, Jianguomen Nei Dajie, Beijing 100732, China
Post Code: 100732
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