This paper introduces an alternative indicator to evaluate the external sector behavior of a country or region. The objective of this indicator, titled “The External Sector Vulnerability Monitoring Index” (henceforth ESVM) (λ), is to offer policy-makers and researchers a new analytical tool...

This paper introduces an alternative index to measure the external sector from a different focus. The indicator, called the “external sector development index” (SXi), is a new analytical tool for studying the external sector behaviour of any country or region. The SXi has four objectives....

This paper will present a new group of indicators to analyze the performance of ports. Hence, this paper is divided into two parts. The first part will present a new model of analysis to evaluate how the port cargo openness, the productivity level, the cargo expansion, and the technological...

This paper is interested to analyze different aspects about the income distribution and poverty in China. This is based on the application of a special 3-Dimensional mapping system under the uses of Mathematica software version 8.0 to observe the income and poverty distribution in all China....

This paper evaluates the prospect of a possible unification between People's Republic of China and Taiwan from a multidimensional perspective encompassing the political, social, economic and technological dimensions. The idea is to evaluate the possibility of a partial or total reunification...

In this paper, we evaluate the impact of Wuhan COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) on four strategic sectors - i.e. tourism, air transportation, international trade, and electricity consumption of the Chinese economy. To do so, we develop and apply a new model - the economic crisis from massive...