Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate how China's rural public pension affects farmers' formal borrowing, which has always been rationed. Design/methodology/approach: This paper uses a difference-in-difference...

Purpose: China is the world's largest consumer of pesticides. To increase the use efficiency and achieve more sustainable and environmentally friendly use of pesticides in China, it is crucial to understand why Chinese farmers use such a large amount of pesticides. Design/methodology/approach:...