studies covering: (i) the effect of transport infrastructure and local institutions on domestic consumer good markets; (ii …

Infrastructure development is a priority on policy agendas in the EU and worldwide, because of the very high investment … needs in basic infrastructure, especially in lagging behind regions and countries. The paper provides a descriptive analysis … infrastructure sectors: transport, telecommunication, environment and energy. The analysis suggests that, on average, internal …

decomposition frameworks to data from the People's Republic of China yield various interesting findings and more importantly …

Since the launching of its economic reform and opening up programs in 1979, China has experienced an unprecedented …

We analyse the impact of internal migration in China on natives' labour market outcomes. We find evidence of a large … be expected from further migration and urbanisation in China. …

While the average level of income per capita has increased in China rapidly, income inequality is becoming a more … existence in China of an inverted U-shaped curve for income inequality and economic development (known as the Kuznets curve … redistribution and social security systems, and provision of public goods and infrastructure, is either responsible for the increase …

This paper argues that the regional income gap of China is endogenously determined by its long-term economic … comparative advantages. Since the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the government has pushed a CAD strategy, i …