Plausibly Exogenous [1360] - Keju (10/22/2023)

LHS Variable
Schooling

RHS Variable
China’s civil examination system (keju)

Source of Exogenous Variation
Variation in the density of jinshi—the highest qualification—across 278 Chinese prefectures in the Ming-Qing period (c. 1368–1905)

- Chen, Kung, and Ma (2020), “Long Live Keju! The Persistent Effects of China’s Civil Examination System”