# positions[].organizations[].parent[].label
Bush School of Government and Public Service

# overview
As an empirical development economist, Dr. Ren Mu strives to uncover how individuals and households in developing countries perceive and respond to changing incentives induced by economic growth and institutional reforms, with a focus on China. Primarily based on household and community survey data, her work examines economic, demographic, and institutional determinants of individual welfare as reflected by labor supply decisions, individual perceptions, and human capital outcomes. By providing better knowledge about decision-making at the micro-level, Dr. Mu hopes to reveal policy impacts and to identify needs that policy changes can address.

My past, current, and future research agenda encompasses four key areas of study: rural-to-urban migration, public opinion, human capital investment, and allocation and efficacy of public goods.

# educationAndTraining[].organization.label
Michigan State University - (East Lansing, Michigan, United States)

# educationAndTraining[].organization.label
Michigan State University - (East Lansing, Michigan, United States)

# awardsAndHonors[].label
Association of Former Students College-Level Teaching Distinguished Achievement Award, The

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Income Shocks, Consumption, Wealth, and Human Capital: Evidence from Russia

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Aspects of Gender in Famine: Evidence from the Chinese Great Leap Forward Famine

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Village Political Economy, Land Tenure Insecurity, and the Rural to Urban Migration Decision: Evidence from China

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Migration and young child nutrition: evidence from rural China

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Left behind to farm? Women's labor re-allocation in rural China

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Forced off the farm? Farmers' labor allocation response to land requisition in China

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Pension Coverage for Parents and Educational Investment in Children: Evidence from Urban China

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Public environmental concern in China: Determinants and variations

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Pension Coverage for Parents and Educational Investment in Children: Evidence from Urban China

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Migration and the overweight and underweight status of children in rural China

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Why does the Great Chinese Famine affect the male and female survivors differently? Mortality selection versus son preference.

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Perceived relative income, fairness, and the role of government: Evidence from a randomized survey experiment in China

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Fungibility and the flypaper effect of project aid: Micro-evidence for Vietnam

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Village Political Economy, Land Tenure Insecurity, and the Rural to Urban Migration Decision: Evidence from China

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Aspects of Gender in Famine: Evidence from the Chinese Great Leap Forward Famine

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Elderly parent health and the migration decisions of adult children: evidence from rural China.

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Are there lasting impacts of aid to poor areas?

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Elder Parent Health and the Migration Decision of Adult Children: Evidence from Rural China

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Impact of famine during pregnancy and infancy on health in adulthood.

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Pension coverage for parents and educational investment in children: Evidence from urban China

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Village Political Economy, Land Tenure Insecurity, and the Rural to Urban Migration Decision: Evidence from China

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Migration and Young Child Nutrition: Evidence from Rural China

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Uneven Recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic: Post-Lockdown Human Mobility Across Chinese Cities

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Do elected leaders in a limited democracy have real power? Evidence from rural China

# publications[].label
Fungibility and the Flypaper Effect of Project Aid: Micro-Evidence for Vietnam

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Regional disparities in self-reported health: evidence from chinese older adults.

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Are There Lasting Impacts of Aid to Poor Areas? Evidence from Rural China

# publications[].label
Rural Roads and Local Market Development in Vietnam

# streetAddress
Texas A&M University; International Affairs; 4220 TAMU

# organizations[]
Bush School of Government and Public Service

# schools[]
Bush School of Government and Public Service