China Agricultural Economic Review: Volume 15 Issue 3

Process decomposition of expanded rural housing at the rural–urban fringe: evidence from 27,034 buildings in Pudong New Area, Shanghai, China

Yin Ying Cai, Jin Xie, Lynn Huntsinger

Faced with the challenges of rural population decline, combined with the widespread expansion of homesteads in rural areas, local Chinese governments hope to strictly control and…

Disparate changes of living standard in China: perspective from Engel's coefficient

Qingxin Xie, Fujin Yi, Xu Tian

This paper aims to investigate the changes in living standard among families with different socio-economic status in China with the use of Engel's Coefficient. The authors develop…

What determines the development of a rural collective economy? A fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) approach

Ruling Hong, Minlu Zhan, Fuxi Wang

This study explores configurations that promote the development of collective economies in China's rural villages and reveals the multiple development pathways that otherwise…

The impact of farmland transfer participation on farmers' livelihood choices – an empirical study of the effectiveness of the 2014 Three Property Rights Separation reform

Wenjing Han, Zhengfeng Zhang, Xiaoling Zhang

Farmland transfer choice is strongly associated with the livelihood strategies of rural households. The 2014 Three Property Rights Separation (TPRS) reform has legalized farmland…

Capital assets and poverty transitions in rural China

Hongyun Han, Fan Si

This article aims to examine the role of capital assets in rural household poverty transitions of poverty escape and poverty descent over periods of 2014–2016 and 2016–2018.

Can rural e-commerce narrow the urban–rural income gap? Evidence from coverage of Taobao villages in China

Yang Liu, Mi Zhou

The digital economy is expected to revive the countryside and reduce the current level of urban–rural inequality. Nevertheless, whether rural e-commerce can narrow the urban–rural…

Research on the influence mechanism of government supervision and market environment on Chinese farmers' pesticide application behavior

Xinye Lv, Shile Qin

The purpose of this paper is to study the impact of government supervision and market environment on farmers' pesticide application behavior, as well as the intermediary effect of…

Does cooperative membership stabilize farm income volatility? Evidence from the pig sector in China

Chen Ji, Ni Zhuo, Songqing Jin

Farm income in the agricultural sector is susceptible to natural and market risks. A large body of literature has studied the effects of cooperative membership on household…

The effect of rising food prices on nutrient intake among rural–urban migrants in China

Lei Li, Junfei Bai, Qiubo Zhu

The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of rising food prices on food demand and nutrient intake among rural–urban migrants and whether such impact varies across income…

Do geographical indications of agricultural products promote county-level economic growth?

Hongkai Qie, Yudie Chao, Hui Chen, Fan Zhang

Intellectual property right constitutes play a forceful role to promote economic growth and create a fortune. However, it is not yet clear to what extent the agricultural…