world are clear. China's demand for oil is growing at a rate that will be difficult to sustain. The world's refineries are …Purpose – This study intends to explore the determinants of Chinese oil demand and to build a short‐ and long‐run model … determinants of the demand in the short‐run. The model also shows that there is a fairly slow adjustment from the short‐run to the …

the auditees' demand for government performance auditing (GPA). Design/methodology/approach – This study acquired the data … legislative level is lower have more demand for the performance auditing; the respondents' knowledge about the GPA has not … increased their demand; the auditing penalty effects has negative impact on the demand for performance auditing and the …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a thorough analysis of meat demand in China and predict future trends … various meats in China are evaluated using the linear almost ideal demand system. Findings – Results from this paper show that … paper fills a gap currently present in the empirical literature regarding time series meat demand analysis in China. This …

Purpose – China's remarkable income growth has changed the food landscape in recent years. Chinese consumers are … demanding greater food quantity and quality and changing the nutrient content of their diets. Most food demand studies are based … how the rapid change in food markets and surprisingly slow growth of food imports warrants a new assessment of food demand …

varied from one country to another. This paper aims to examine key determinants of the demand for life insurance in China …. While research in the demand for life insurance has attracted much attention since the 1960s, most studies have focused on … insurance consumption, it has been argued in the literature that factors shaping the demand for life insurance are complex and …

This paper assesses the role information and communication technology (ICT) on agricultural output and household … welfare of smallholder farmers. The data used in this study comes from a household survey carried out in Nyabihu District, one …

. This article develops a model based on previous researches. The proposed model used three contracts household income … the hypothesized paths. The findings show that economic crisis have significant influence on household income and social …

SLS) to control for endogeneity in participation in the contract and examine the effect of CF on household, farm and … avocado income. Findings – The results indicate that participation in CF is not sufficient to improve household, farm and … household enterprises. Research limitations/implications – The research was carried out using farmers in Kandara district in …

deprivation in all 13 administrative regions of Namibia using the National Household Income and Expenditure Survey data. Design …