of the pre-WWII period, Japan's real GNP per worker was not much more than a third of that of the U.S., with falling … barrier, Japan's prewar GNP per worker would have been close to a half of the U.S. The labor barrier existed because, we argue … stay in agriculture …

from agriculture to non-agriculture and from rural to urban areas. We combine rich household and individual-level panel … data from China and an equilibrium quantitative framework that features the sorting of workers across locations and … covering rural land in China during the period …

agriculture declines while labor productivity increases in agriculture more than in other sectors. We construct a unified theory … simultaneous decline and modernization of agriculture. As capital accumulates, agriculture becomes increasingly capital intensive … as modern agriculture crowds out traditional agriculture. Structural change accelerates in booms and slows down in …

detected by high-resolution satellites in China during 2005 to 2011, this paper investigates the impacts of fires on cognitive …

. \textit{Ceteris paribus} lower trade costs in non-agriculture lead to fewer firms, but cheaper agricultural imports releases … labor from local agricultural production leading to more firms. Using major highway programs in India and China, we find …

Data on 2,355 married women from the 2006 China Health and Nutrition Survey are used to study how female employment … affects fertility in China. China has deep concerns with both population size and female employment, so the relationship … married woman's preferred number of children by 0.35 on average and her actual number by 0.50. Ramifications for China's one …

concern of trying to limit their cost. In this study, we use data from a two-year field experiment in rural China to define …

We assess the extent and cost of misallocation in agriculture in less-developed countries comparing the analysis at the …