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The Backward Incidence of Pollution Regulation on Workers’ Wages: Empirical Evidence From Shanghai
Mishra, Vinod; Smyth, Russell - Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics, … - 2010
China are important topics to study as China comes under increasing pressure to move from a single-minded focus on energy …
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Height, Health Human Capital and Quality of Life Among Older Chinese
Islam, Asadul; Raschky, Paul; Smyth, Russell - Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics, … - 2010
We find that taller people enjoy a higher quality of life at older ages in China. Implications are drawn for investment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008492311
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Growth Accounting for the Chinese Provinces 1990-2000: Incorporating Human Capital Accumulation
Qian, Xiaolei; Smyth, Russell - In: Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies 4 (2006) 1, pp. 21-37
This paper examines the linkage between aggregate real output, capital, labour, education, and productivity within a growth accounting framework for 27 Chinese provinces between 1990 and 2000. The results suggest that human capital has had a significant role in facilitating economic growth of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005472375
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Financial Development, Capital Accumulation and Productivity Improvement: Evidence from China
Lu, Xun; Fausten, Dietrich; Smyth, Russell - In: Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies 5 (2007) 3, pp. 227-242
drivers of economic growth in China using annual data for the period 1952 to 2005. Using cointegration and Granger …
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Democracy and Economic Growth in China: Evidence from Cointegration and Causality Testing
Narayan, Paresh Kumar; Smyth, Russell - In: Review of Applied Economics 2 (2006) 1
This article considers the relationship between democracy and economic growth in China using the Error … decomposition and impulse response analysis. Our main findings are that in the long run the lack of democracy in China has had a …
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The impact of gender differences on determinants of job satisfaction among Chinese off-farm migrants in Jiangsu
Smyth, Russell; Zhai, Qingguo; Li, Xiaoxu - In: Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies 7 (2009) 3, pp. 363-380
important in a job for a sample of off-farm migrants in China. We find that own income has a positive effect on job satisfaction … and that, in China, males have better prospects for promotion. We find that compared with employees in western countries …, off-farm migrants in China place much more emphasis on income and less importance on collegiality and job stability. …
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Determinants of turnover intentions among Chinese off farm migrants
Smyth, Russell; Zhai, Qingguo; Li, Xiaoxu - In: Economic Change and Restructuring 42 (2009) 3, pp. 189-209
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Health Human Capital, Height and Wages in China
Gao, Wenshu; Smyth, Russell - Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics, … - 2009
We estimate the returns to height using data from 12 Chinese cities. We present both ordinary least squares (OLS) and two-stage least squares (TSLS) estimates. In the latter height is instrumented using proxies for health human capital accumulated in childhood and adolescence, which influence...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005064079
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ENVIRONMENTAL SURROUNDINGS AND PERSONAL WELL-BEING IN URBAN CHINA
Smyth, Russell; Nielsen, Ingrid; Zhai, Qingguo; Liu, Tiemin - Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics, … - 2008
cities. This result suggests that the personal well-being of China's urban population can be enhanced if China were to pursue …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005064094
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Growth Accounting for the Chinese Provinces 1990-2000: Incorporating Human Capital Accumulation
Qian, Xiaolei; Smyth, Russell - Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics, … - 2005
This paper examines the linkage between aggregate real output, capital, labour, education, and productivity within a growth accounting framework for 27 Chinese provinces between 1990 and 2000. The results suggest that human capital has had a significant role in facilitating economic growth of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005064095