Based on recent updated statistical data that has become available since the People’s Republic of China (PRC) implemented its first national economic census in 2004, this paper studies the trend of regional disparity both among and within the provinces of the PRC from 1978 to 2005. We find...

Based on recent updated statistical data that has become available since the People's Republic of China (PRC) implemented its first national economic census in 2004, this paper studies the trend of regional disparity both among and within the provinces of the PRC from 1978 to 2005. We find that...

This paper gives a detailed examination of the overall conditions, poverty and income of rural migrants over recent years, using results of the survey on rural migrants from 69,000 rural households and more than 7,100 administrative villages in 31 provinces, municipalities and autonomous...

With the development of the smart grid in China, new opportunities for responsive industrial loads to participate in the provision of ancillary services (AS) will become accessible. This paper summarizes AS in China and analyzes the necessary characteristics and advantages of industrial users to...

China expects its gross domestic product in 2020 to be four times that of 2000. Limits on energy resources and China's environmental needs require that electricity use grow at a much lower rate than the economy. Demand-side management (DSM) is a critical component of China's sustainable...

In this paper, we estimate the wage structure of Japanese care workers, using micro datasets from the survey of care workers (Kaigo Rodo Jittai Chosa). We focus our discussion especially on the impact of acquiring a certificate of qualification and the department from which the person graduated...

Recently, Foreign Invested Enterprises (FIEs) in China have increased their investment in not only production activity but also R&D activity. This paper examines the impact of spillovers from such activities on two types of innovations by Chinese domestic firms: Total Factor Productivity (TFP)...