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Steadying the ladder: China's agricultural and rural development engagement in Africa
Kevin Z. Chen, Claire Hsu, Shenggen FanThis paper aims to draw lessons from China's development experiences, particularly in the areas of agricultural and rural development, to increase growth and reduce poverty in…
Do China's food safety standards affect agricultural trade? The case of dairy products
Dingqiang Sun, Jikun Huang, Jun Yang– The purpose of this paper is to empirically examine how China's food safety standards affect agricultural trade in the case of dairy products.
How much did the return of rural migrant labor affect China's national economy?
Wei Jia, Xiaoyun Liu– What this paper aims to tackle is how much did the return of rural migrant labor during the financial crisis affect China's GDP and the growth rate of the national economy.
An economy-wide analysis of impacts on Taiwan of reducing tariff escalation on agriculture-related products in WTO Doha Round negotiations
Huey-Lin Lee, Ching-Cheng Chang, Yungho Weng, Sheng-Ming Hsu, Shih-Hsun Hsu, Yi-Chieh Chen– The purpose of this paper is to assess the degree of tariff escalation in Taiwan's agriculture-related commodities and the economy-wide impact of tariff harmonization.
Income inequality and mobility of rural households in China from 2003 to 2006
Wenkai Sun, Xianghong Wang, Chong-En Bai– This paper aims to illustrate the trends of income growth and income inequality and examines the dynamics and determinants of income mobility in rural China from 2003 to 2006.
Rural-urban income gap and agricultural growth in China: An empirical study on the provincial panel data, 1978-2010
Yanyan Gao, Jianghuai Zheng, Maoliang Bu– This paper aims to investigate the effect of rural-urban income gap on agricultural growth in China and its dynamics over time and across regions since reform and opening up.
Quantifying the benefits associated with the use of alternative marketing arrangements by US farmers
Wu-Yueh Hu, Daniel Phaneuf, Xiaoyong ZhengThe purpose of this paper is to quantify the benefits to farmers from using alternative marketing arrangements (AMAs) in the USA. The authors first estimate a behavioral model…
Assessing Korean consumers' valuation for domestic, Chinese, and US rice: Importance of country of origin and food miles information
Ji Yong Lee, Doo Bong Han, Rodolfo M. Nayga Jr, Jong Min Yoon– The purpose of this paper is to assess Korean consumers' valuation for domestic rice and imported rice from China and the USA.
Study on the survival of China agri-food export trade relationships
Dongwen Tian, Rui Li, Wei Yao, Li HuangThe purpose of this paper is to study whether, of China's food and agriculture (agri-food) export, the trade relationships along the extensive margin can transform into short-term…
Local spillovers and durable adoption: evidence from durable consumptions in rural China
Zhao Rong, Yao FengThe effects of social learning and network externalities in the diffusion of a new product imply that there should be local spillovers from existing owners to new adopters in a…
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1756-137XOnline date, start – end:
2009Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr Fu Qin
- Dr Jikun Huang
- Dr Kevin Z Chen
- Dr Weiming Tian
- Prof Daniel Sumner
- Prof Xian Xin
- Prof Holly Wang