rapidly developing country, China. We find that the government encouraged local innovation by opening regions to more …

developing countries such as China. The total number of formal, written contracts between farmers and food processors is … increasing rapidly in China, and the formal contracts that exist are becoming more complex. Contractual design in China is … sizes, the contracted amount in the typical contract in China is very small compared with Western countries, and each …

This paper presents preliminary results on the possible demand for weather insurance in China. Results from 1,564 farm … households from Western and Central China between October 2007 and October 2008 suggest that the greater risk for farmers is …

electricity generation sector in China was chosen to demonstrate the economic impact of possible emissions control on the …. Data comes from the China Statistical Yearbook and China Electric Power Yearbook, providing the provincial information for …

This paper attempts to examine the relationship between changes and volatility of China's RMB exchange rates and its … constraints including China's particular exchange rate system and TBT / SPS in agricultural trade. The model reveals that the net … depreciation) effect and exchange rate risk effect.Taking China’s agricultural exports to Japan as a case, this paper makes an …

entrepreneurs can set up business in low-return activities with minimal barriers to entry. Using a cashmere sweater cluster in China … accessible for small entrepreneurs widely available in rural China, even without a well functioning capital market. The observed …

long-standing feature of China’s agricultural trade regime. While the use of state trading was modified by China … calibration exercise to measure the tariff equivalent of COFCO in China's import market for wheat. We find that the trade …

China’s agricultural and trade policies have been shifting despite little change in policy objectives. This paper … investigates potential implications of recent agriculture policies applied in China, and quantitatively analyzes their impacts on … farmers and lowering domestic prices to consumers. China’s producers increase production slightly because of increased input …

commercial banks, rural financial institutions and microfinance institutions in China. The first pairwise comparison indicated …