Staubli, StefanYan, Yan2018-09-202018-09-202018-08-30Yan, Y. (2018). Three Essays on China’s Public Sector (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/32946http://hdl.handle.net/1880/107783This thesis is a collection of three essays examining the behavior and characteristics of China's public sector. The first chapter estimates public employees' corruption income in China. Benefited by a sudden institution change, both of the last two chapters study the consequences of decentralization: the second chapter investigates its effect on public expenditure, and the third chapter focuses on political turnover.engUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.Economicsdoctoral thesis10.11575/PRISM/32946