The ‘5.12’ earthquake in 2008 and the ‘8.13’ debris flow in 2010 brought huge losses of life and property to Qingping Township. Farmers’ livelihoods assets were also seriously affected and damaged. These led to a change in farmers’ livelihood styles and reduction in their income. A...

In light of recent development in endogenous growth models, this dissertation advocates an infinite time horizon, fully endogenous, and equilibrium optimal growth model. The proposed endogenous growth model possesses not only complete endogeneity but also the capacity of unbounded per capita...