Official agricultural statistics for China are subject to major inconsistencies and have long been questioned by … is particularly true for pork. Factors contributing to the gap between pork supply and consumption include production … household members but live in urban areas for much of the year). Our estimates indicate that over-reporting of pork production …

This paper presents a meta-analysis of 5308 observations of total factor productivity growth (TFPG) in China from 150 … primary studies to provide some insightful explanations to the controversies about productivity growth in China in the current …; (4) regional disparities of TFPG are significant and specifically the TFPG in East China is higher than that in Central …

exporting activities is not a prevailing phenomenon in China. It is related to the heterogeneous characteristics of the firms …

Using a unique survey data on agricultural traders in China in 2004, this study provides direct evidence on the … within China are fairly small, accounting for about 20% of trade value. (2) Transport and non-transport costs respectively … sizable as we perceived. (5) Road quality is crucial for reducing transport costs within China: increasing transport speed by …