The omission of relevant independent variables in the estimation of agricultural production functions gives rise to mis-specification and biased estimators. Using disaggregated household survey data, this study finds that official positions and education of household heads are important...

Income is one measure of material well-being. But do the people with the lowest income also work the longest hours? Are they also malnuourished and unable to read? Do social isolation and ill-health compound the hardships of low income? On the evidence presented in this paper the answer for poor...

China began its urban housing system reform in 1980. This reform has experienced four stages: decentralisation in housing investment, sale of urban housing, experiments with low rent reforms and implementation of the urban housing system reform all over the country. During this process, living...