China׳s wind installed capacity has grown at a remarkable rate, over 80% annually average growth since 2005, reaching 91.5GW of capacity by end of 2013, accounting for over 27% of global capacity. This rapid growth has been the result of a domestic manufacturing base and favorable national...

The equity premium is a key parameter in asset allocation policies. There is a vigorous debate in the literature regarding the actual measurement of the equity premium, its size and the determinants of its variation. This study aims to take stock of this literature by means of a meta-analysis....

This article examines the effects of watershed urbanization on stream flood behavior in the Los Angeles metropolitan region. Stream gauge data, spatially distributed rainfall data, land use/land cover, and census population data were used to quantify change in flood behavior and urbanization in...