This study was focused on preparation and characterization of fatty acid eutectic mixtures as phase change materials (PCMs). The four common fatty acids: stearic acid (SA), palmitic acid (PA), myristic acid (MA) and lauric acid (LA) were selected as representative to prepare binary and ternary...

China has been experiencing large scale rural-urban migration and economic growth in the urban private sector since the early 1990s. At the same time, income inequality has increased substantially. We estimate separate labor income processes for different groups of workers. Rural workers face...