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Intangible Capital, Innovation, and Growth in China
Fleisher, Belton; McGuire, William; Smith, Adam; Zhou, Mi - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2014
indicators in China. We find that investments in IC are productivity-enhancing among Chinese enterprises—more so in domestically … owned than in foreign invested enterprises. Consistent with other research, we find that China’s IC generates new patents …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011069024
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Asian Rice Policies and WTO Commitments on Domestic Support Under Existing and Proposed Doha Round Provisions
Yang, Min-Hsien; Blandford, David - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2011
We examine current rice policies in four major Asian countries (China, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan), their relationship to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009021540
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THE IMPACT OF HOUSEHOLD-LEVEL DETERMINANTS OF CHILD HEALTH AND NUTRITION: CROSS-COUNTRY EVIDENCE FROM WEST AFRICA
Penders, Christopher L.; Staatz, John M. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2001
Poor child health and nutrition persist throughout West Africa. This research analyzes the impact of key economic variables, including income, education and background characteristics, on child health and nutrition across nine different countries. The results are interpreted in the context of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005339017
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LOCATIONAL DETERMINANTS OF US FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS IN LATIN AMERICA
Padilla, Luis; Richards, Timothy J. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 1999
As US investment in food processors abroad grows, understanding the factors causing this growth is critical to US trade and investment policy. This study uses an ownership / location / internalization approach in finding market size and trade openness important determinants of US foreign direct...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005494104
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Disaster Risk, Social Vulnerability and Economic Development
Ward, Patrick S.; Shively, Gerald E. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2011
We examine the extent to which economic development reduces both a country's disaster risk and its social vulnerability to climate-related disasters. Global climate change is expected to increase the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, such as droughts, floods, and various types...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009002488
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Integrating Economic Analysis with a Randomized Controlled Trial: Willingness-to-Pay for a New Maternal Nutrient Supplement
Adams, Katherine P.; Vosti, Stephen A.; Lybbert, Travis J. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2011
Maternal nutrition during pregnancy can have significant implications for a child’s prenatal growth and development, and undernutrition experienced during the prenatal period increases the risk of early childhood morbidity and mortality and can permanently impair a child’s physical growth...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009021113
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Social Housing Policies in Latin America and Singapore: Lessons for China
Sandilands, Roger - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2012
This paper addresses the challenges facing China in accelerating the pace of rural-urban migration as part of its on … lessons for China are offered from the different urbanisation experiences of Latin America (especially Colombia) and Singapore. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010879021
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Industrial Agglomeration of Chinese Food Processing
Wang, Miao; Goldsmith, Peter - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013
employs a unique natural experiment where some provincial governments in China liberalized migration policies for highly … provincial level employment data from the China Labor Statistical Yearbook. This paper found strong evidence that the HEHS labor … pool affected the location decision of food processing firms in China. The result supports recent literature that the food …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010880908
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The Influence of Dining Location on Adult Overweight and Obesity in Urban China
Wahl, Thomas I. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013
believed to have significant effect on the rise of obesity in China. This paper analyses Body Mass Index (BMI) and overweight … issue of adults 18 years and above in urban China with respect to food eating locations and other socio-economic and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010881016
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Sex Imbalance, Marriage Competition, and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from rural China
Yuan, Yan; Rong, Zhao; Xu, Lihe - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2012
imbalance influences the venturing at the household level in China. We find that households with a son in more sex …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010881194