income. We also assess the outcomes in terms of poverty rates. Instead of moving traditionally step by step from families …' market income to final disposable income, we choose a stepwise way to analyse the impact on poverty rates of income from … different sources, from men's earnings income to combined spouses' income, and income from the welfare state in relation to …

Since January 2014 China and the European Union (EU) have been negotiating a comprehensive bilateral investment … negotiations between China and the EU have received little public attention so far. Still, a successful conclusion of these … negotiations may be of great importance even beyond the EU-China investment relations. This holds in at least two respects. Firstly …

Against the background of the continuously weaker economic growth in China in the past few years, the Chinese …" the Chinese economy will grow at lower rates of about 6-7% annually, whereas China would strive for substantial quality … initiated. Focusing on three key growth challenges faced by China - domestic consumption, innovation and entrepreneurship, and …