The influence of nanoparticles (NP) on the accumulation of heavy metals in the paddy crust (PC) was unclear. This experiment explored the potential effects and mechanism of TiO2 NP with different particle sizes on Cd removal by PC from waterbody. All the TiO2 with size of 25 nm (T25), 100 nm...

This paper analyzes the interaction between firms' investment in general skills training and workers' incentives. It shows that when a firm has an informational advantage over its workers, its provision of free general skills training can serve as a signal that there will be a long-term...

Abstract Our assessment of the competitiveness of the Hong Kong economy from various perspectives indicates that the overall competitiveness of Hong Kong economy has been improving during the past several years. However, from a longer term historical perspective, there are still a number of...

This paper applies the recently developed econometric methods of panel unit root tests and nonlinear mean reversion to investigate price convergence in China-the largest transitional economy in the world. We find that prices did converge to the law of one price in China for an overwhelming...

The Freeman-Lazear works council/worker involvement model is assessed over two distinct industrial relations regimes. In non-union British establishments our measures of employee involvement are associated with improved economic performance, whereas for unionized plants negative results are...

This paper directly tests for differences in returns to education between the employed and self-employed in Hong Kong. Using a step-function, we find significantly smaller returns for the self-employed, suggesting that in the highly competitive labor market of Hong Kong education plays a...