Table 4.

Implications for use of a multidimension model incorporating education

Indicator to use	Policy implications	Future model improvements
Use PWLFDR not LFDR or OADR to inform policy	Do not panic and introduce “forced measures” Invest in education and life-long learning, child health, and support for disabled workers	Add indicators of educational quality beyond years of schooling Investigate other heterogeneity effects: subnational regions, rural—urban settlement, the Hukou registration system in China