The proposal of developing new quality productive forces is based on the reality of the domestic economy and the complex international environment in the new era, to develop advanced productive forces needed for Chinese modernization. This paper systematically analyzes three characteristics of...

Improved land-use efficiency in agricultural production is crucial to meet increasing demand for agricultural commodities using the finite area of arable land worldwide. By applying a spatial autoregressive stochastic frontier methodology to county-level data spanning from 1980 to 2011, we...

We study the influence of social norms in determining the impact of early life exposure to the Great Chinese Famine of 1959-1961 on gender inequality. We model how social norms interact with adverse shocks to affect male and female survival chances and influence subsequent human capital...

Improved varieties are considered critical for increasing crop yields worldwide. This study explored the effects of public agricultural extension and pest and disease experience on adoption of improved varieties using survey data on 525 wheat farmers in Anhui Province, China, to which the...

Using earthquake as an example, I investigate how risk perception affects household consumption with China Urban Household Survey data and Baidu index dataset. The empirical results show that consumption expenditure per capita drops by 25.2 yuan as the local search index of “earthquake”...

Critical cross-border issues have emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially pertaining to security, supply chain, and education, which has led to several new challenges for management. The balance between potential risks and economic benefits has attracted the attention of both industry...