This paper applies the panel unit root, heterogeneous panel cointegration and panel-based dynamic OLS to re-investigate the co-movement and relationship between energy consumption and economic growth for 30 provinces in mainland China from 1985 to 2007. The empirical results show that there is a...

When data are to be shared between business partners, there could be some sensitive patterns which should not be disclosed to the other parties. On the other hand, the “quality” of the data must also be preserved. This creates an interesting question: how can we maintain the shared data that...

Using detailed information on employment trajectory provided by the Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada (LSIC), this study examines labour market outcomes of recent immigrants in terms of duration of access to the first job in their intended occupation, as determined by a question in the...

In this paper, we study the traveling umpire problem (TUP), a difficult combinatorial optimization problem that is formulated based on the key issues of Major League Baseball. We introduce an arc-flow model and a set partition model to formulate the problem. Based on these two models, we propose...

The World Bank Group (WBG) has adopted a new strategy which sets two ambitious goals of ending extreme poverty and promoting shared prosperity. To operationalize the twin goals, the WBG is developing a more evidence-based and selective country engagement model, the Country Partnership Framework...

A series of well-designed thin-film composite (TFC) hollow fiber membranes via dual-layer co-extrusion technology for pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) applications is reported in this work. By controlling the phase inversion process during spinning, we have molecularly engineered hollow fiber...

This paper estimates the availability of agricultural crop residue feedstocks in Canada for cellulosic ethanol production. Canada's major field crops generate 100.6million dry mega grams (Mg) of crops per year while non-forage crops produce 67 million dry Mg, leaving abundant agricultural...