, only third-party certification clearly produces efficiency gains, by increasing CSR investments. In markets where … paying more for the same level of CSR investments by firms. …

The promotion of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is likely to depend on consumers' purchase behaviors. While many … marginal utility of income (a high income) are likely to purchase CSR products. Moreover, purchase decisions crucially depend … on the existence of labels, which truthfully identify the CSR products. Public policies may promote consumer social …

country (China) over the period 1997-2009. We confirm Hausmann, Hwang and Rodrik (2007)'s prediction that regions that … contributors to the global upgrading of China's exports. This finding suggests that the contribution of assembly trade and foreign …

has accelerated China's urbanisation. Other factors of this massive urbanisation include the improvement of transport … infrastructures and the transformation of China's industries. The reform of the tax system between central and local authorities in … introduces the possible strategies China may adopt for the development of its cities. The objective of these policies will be …

There are many dimensions to the evolving economic development model in China and the role for urbanization within it …

while state-owned firms and foreign-owned firms in China are not; Secondly, the geographical and sectoral presence of …

China's export performance over the past fifteen years has been phenomenal. Is this performance going to last? Wages …

This paper evaluates the role of economic geography in explaining regional wages in China. It investigates the extent … dynamics in China. We investigate three channels through which market access might influence wages beside direct transport …

In this paper, we assess the success of the ongoing financial system reforms in China by investigating the extent to … Chinese corporate sector, and analyze whether incoming foreign investment in China plays an important role in alleviating …