Recently spectral perturbations, involving eigenvalue and eigenvector perturbations, which have attracted more attentions than conventional topological perturbations, are used to analyze and promote the robustness of complex networks. However, to the best of our knowledge, the study of...

Chinese pharmaceutical market value is about USD 110 billion in 2009, and it has become the world’s second largest market. Chinese pharmaceutical firms are becoming a growing player in global pharmaceutical chains. In this paper, sample firms are selected and surveyed with a focus on...

Low-carbon consumption is an inevitable choice in the development of a low-carbon economy. Based on analysis of the attitude-formation process, a study of the individual key consumption conditions from the cognitive process, to the affective process and to final behavioral choice tendency was...

This paper provides a method for choosing alternative industries for resource-based cities that are confronted with resource depletion and have to restructure their industries for future development. The method integrates intra- and inter-regional comparative advantages in a two-dimensional...

Resource-based cities in China have made momentous contributions to the development of the national economy for decades. However, with the depletion of natural resources, their sustainable development is challenging and transition is important. The Chinese government has made great efforts to...

This study aimed to determine the optimal CO2 reduction path for Jiangsu province to achieve the target of 40–45% reduction of CO2 emissions intensity by 2020 based on the 2005 level. Using the IPAT model combined with scenario analysis, we consider four parameters: economic growth, population...

In this research, the willingness of households to adopt different energy-saving behavior has been analyzed, and factors influencing energy-saving behavior in Jiangsu Province, China, have been examined. The study builds on a broad and practical conceptual framework that embraces three types of...

In order to find efficient trade measures to reduce China׳s energy consumption and to provide theoretical support for the climate talks between China and America, we investigate the impact of Sino-USA trade on energy consumption from the perspective of embodied energy. An Environmental...

On the basis of analyzing essence of land ticket system of Chongqing Municipality and its transaction process, this paper studies the relationship between government and farmers and between city and countryside, and discusses the drawbacks of land ticket system in Chongqing Municipality. Results...

We develop a macroeconomic model with adverse selection. A continuum of households purchase goods from a continuum of anonymous producers. The quality of products can only be learned after trade. Adverse selection arises as low-quality goods deliver higher profits for producers but are less...