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Human capital investment and long-term poverty reduction in rural Mexico
Winters, Paul; Chiodi, Vera - HAL - 2008
By focusing on human capital investment, the Mexican Oportunidades program will influence the economic choices of the rural poor. To understand how beneficiaries may alter their behavior as a result of this intervention, this paper uses administrative data to analyze the economic activities of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010738990
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Tax exemptions and rural development: Evidence from a quasi-experiment
Behaghel, Luc; Lorenceau, Adrien; Quantin, Simon - HAL - 2012
This paper provides quasi-experimental (RDD) estimates of the impact of a tax credit program targeted at less densely populated areas. The program was launched in the mid 1990s in rural France and includes corporate and payroll tax exemptions. Variations over time and across rm types allow...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010739021
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Payments for ecological restoration and rural labor migration in China: The Sloping Land Conversion Program in Ningxia
Démurger, Sylvie; Wan, Haiyuan - HAL - 2012
This paper analyses the impact of the Sloping Land Conversion Program (SLCP) on rural labor migration in China. We use …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010598205
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FDI convergence and Spatial Dependence between Chinese Provinces
Tanimoune, Nasser Ary; Renard, Mary-Françoise - HAL - 2011
This study aims at investigating the spatial dimension of the FDI. Considering the distribution of FDI between the provinces, our purpose is the spatial dependency that may be observed. Using data for 1992-2002, we find that taking into account the regional specification induces significant FDI...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008855837
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What is the Role of Openness for China's Environment? An Analysis Based on Divisia Decomposition Method From the Regional Angle
He, Jie - HAL - 2011
into the detailed data of production and SO2 emission intensity of China's 29 industrial sectors (occupying over 98% of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008855844
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Migrations et discriminations professionnelles dans la province du Guangdong
Batisse, Cécile; Zhu, Nong - HAL - 2011
integration of rural migrants into the urban labor market has become an essential economic issue in today's China. In the context … of economic reforms, policies affecting migration in continental China have been redefined, which therefore greatly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008871221
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Health Insurance Reform and Efficiency of Township Hospitals in Rural China: An Analysis from Survey Data
Audibert, Martine; Huang, Xiao Xian; Mathonnat, Jacky; … - HAL - 2012
In the rural health-care organization of China, township hospitals ensure the delivery of basic medical services … also that in the context of China, the efficiency of township hospitals is influenced by unobservable factors. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009001268
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Transboundary Pollution in China: A Study of Polluting Firms' Location Choices in Hebei Province
Duvivier, Chloe; Xiong, Hang - HAL - 2011
disproportionately suffer from pollution. In China, where the environmental policy is decentralized and where environmental conflicts … studies focused on developed countries. In this paper, we study whether transboundary pollution problems exist in China. To do …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009132770
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Confucianism and its implications for industrial relations in China
Laulusa, Leon - HAL - 2008
This study aims to examine the impact of Confucian values on industrial relations in China. The existing literature … suggests that these values have a significant influence on industrial relations in China. Authors commonly report that Chinese … industrial relations are peculiar and different from those found in some Western counties. Particularly, in China, trade unions …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009208413
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Curative Activities of Township Hospitals in Weifang Prefecture, China: An Analysis of Environmental and Supply-Side Determinants
Audibert, Martine; Huang, Xiao Xian; Mathonnat, Jacky; … - HAL - 2012
years (2000-2008) and 24 township hospitals randomly selected in Weifang prefecture (Shandong province, China), this article …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009368489