ventures in China. It is reasoned that foreign investors, when faced with larger culture‐related investment uncertainties, may … ventures. Design/methodology/approach – Data on international joint ventures in China were used to test the theory. The data … square is used in the model estimation. Findings – Cultural distance between China and foreign countries was found to …

companies in major Eastern regions of China. With the factor analysis, eight skill categories were identified and 56 skills were …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the trade relationship between China and other developing countries … the competitiveness and complementarities existing between China and developing countries. The sample of the study … – Developing countries are very important trade partners of China as a whole and trade with them has increased relatively fast in …

prices between China and G5 countries and explain their implications on the basis of empirical results. Design …‐way volatility spillover effects from China to the US, UK, German and French stock markets is observed and the test results indicate … that Chinese investors were not rational and China's stock market entered a speculative bubble period after the second half …

performance with reference to the Sri Lanka‐China trade relationship over the quarterly period from 1993 to 2007. Design …/methodology/approach – This paper tests this condition for the trade between Sri Lanka and China in two steps. First, it investigates the exchange … rate movements on Sri Lanka's aggregate exports and imports between China using selected variables such as the real …

Purpose – This paper aims to conceptually argue that China's trade surplus with the USA is good by clarifying its … fundamental forces from specific perspective. Design/methodology/approach – China's trade surplus with the USA is simply the … global resources optimization allocation, China's trade imbalance, including trade surplus with the USA, is certainly a win …

/methodology/approach – Based on a recent census database in China, we estimate the production function of Chinese firms, focusing on the impact of …

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to investigate the driving forces of China's recent rapid economic growth and … the general concern of widening regional inequalities in China, the findings show a striking trend of convergence among … among regions could give evidence on the sustainability of rapid economic growth in China in the near future. In addition …

Purpose – This paper seeks to examine the impact of foreign direct investments (FDI) on air pollution in China using … pollution in particular after China joined to World Trade Organization in 2001. This paper provides a better understanding of … – The findings show that FDI has no negative impact on the air quality in China. Contrary to expectations, the presence of …

, we find that O‐FDI in other countries enhances productivity in Taiwan, while O‐FDI in China does not. We interpret the …