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The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the impact of trade cost reduction on the Asian economy by employing a sub-national level model based on New Economic Geography. Our model comprises seven sectors, including manufacturing and non-manufacturing sectors, and 1,715 regions in 18...
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The prolonged RMB appreciation affects Macao deeply and requires a major monetary reform without further delay. What we … propose for Macao reform as an optimal choice includes shifting its monetary anchor to the strong RMB, revaluing its domestic … currency to the original level, and setting up a sovereign wealth fund for autonomous growth. This proposal is based on Macao …
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This paper offers insights into the power-knowledge situations within tour guide training in Macao and queries the … training materials, it is observed that tour guide training in Macao encouraged capital-induced normalization processes …
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Objective: To study infant-feeding attitude and feeding methods among Macao postpartum women in hospital. Methods: From … Macao postpartum women were at a medium level. Higher IIFAS scores were associated with breastfeeding behavior, while lower … scores were associated with formula-feeding behavior. The early breastfeeding rate among Macao postpartum women was higher …
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between emotional intelligence and level of problem gambling. Data are randomly collected from 310 respondents in Macao …
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Macao is a tourist city with a dense population and has a shortage of natural resources. Almost all of the city's life …-support systems thus depend on imports of external resources. During the past 20 years, Macao has experienced an economic boom … activity. This paper employs emergy flow analysis to investigate and characterize the evolution and development of Macao from …
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The general objective of this study is to estimate the economic benefits of black-faced Spoonbill conservation in Macao … behaviors regarding black-faced Spoonbill conservation in Macao; to estimate the public's willingness to pay (WTP) for the … conservation of black-faced Spoonbills in Macao; to identify the factors that affect the WTP; to determine the cost and benefits of …
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This study shows that whether a tax is heavy for local casinos in terms of economy-wide efficiency hinges on how much of the tax can be passed on to tourists. The division of the tax burden between casinos and tourists is affected by the relative elasticity of demand versus supply and...
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scopes is presented in a case study of Macao for the years 2005–2009, based on the latest embodied emission intensity … 1 and 2 cannot capture the full picture of cities' emissions, especially cities like Macao which are dominated by … service industry and inevitably sustained by massive materials and services from other regions. Our study suggests that Macao …
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Although Macao is one of the individual members of the Kyoto Protocol, a holistic picture to draw its energy … in this study for Macao since the handover of sovereignty to China. The results show that the Macao’s energy consumption …-makers should take indirect emissions from energy consumption into consideration to support Macao’s energy, climate and …
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