A Lost Generation

A Lost Generation

The funding policies of the NIH have made it increasingly difficult for young researchers to procure research funds. This threatens to drive a whole generation of young people away from careers in basic biomedical research.

A Generation of Lost Health.

The Lost Generation

In the 1960s and 1970s, China’s barefoot doctor system was acclaimed worldwide for providing inexpensive and equally accessible medical care for rural populations. In the 1980s, with the advent of market reform, the barefoot doctor system came to an end. Many barefoot doctors either became private doctors or gave up medical practice. More than three decades have passed since this dramatic chang...

Avoiding a lost generation of scientists.

By sharing their experiences, early-career scientists can help to make the case for increased government funding for researchers.

China’s Lost Generation: Changes in Beliefs and their Intergenerational Transmission

Beliefs about whether effort pays off govern some of the most fundamental choices individual make. This paper exploit the “lost generation” during China’s Cultural Revolution to understand how these beliefs can be affected, how they are transmitted across generations, how they affect behaviors. During the Cultural Revolution, China’s college admission system based on entrance exams was suspende...