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...

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)...

This study empirically examines the role of agglomeration in enabling firms to begin exporting, using a large dataset of Chinese firms. Knowledge spillover caused by the agglomeration of exporters can reduce the initial cost of export, thereby lowering the "productivity cut-off" required to...