This paper looks at differences in spatial and temporal variation of rice yields in China and Brazil. We find that rice … yields in China have converged over time and that rice production has become more and more homogeneous. In contrast, rice … to explain the different behaviour of rice yields in Brazil and China: (i) differences in production systems (i …

This paper investigates the economic conditions of rural households in China. Historical survey data indicate that over … growth rural households are receiving an ever decreasing percentage of China?s growing economy with rural household incomes … investigates the role of microcredit in China. It is argued that in China the conventional wisdom is to provide credit using …

inland than in coastal China. The empirical application requires household or individual income observations which, generally … observations from grouped income data. It is found that inland China is poorer than coastal China, mainly due to lower efficiency … in resource utilization not to less endowment of resources. Also, trade became poverty-reducing in coastal China in the …

resources, which raises productivity. Relying on provincial panel data from China, this paper attempts to examine if regional … financial deepening between coastal and inland provinces, this finding also helps explain the rising regional disparity in China. …