In this study we analyse the role of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) established by the Kyoto Protocol in channelling foreign technology to China. The descriptive analysis investigates the sources and the determinants of foreign technology transfer based on the examination of 1,355...

In this study we analyse the role of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) established by the Kyoto Protocol in channelling foreign technology to China. The descriptive analysis investigates the sources and the determinants of foreign technology transfer based on the examination of 1,355...

Purpose The purpose of this study is to analyse the role of the clean development mechanism (CDM) established by the Kyoto Protocol in channelling foreign technology to China. Appraising the experience of CDM remains of key importance when drawing lessons for the post-2012 climate regime....

This paper studies the determinants of Chinese households� saving. Domestic saving in China is the highest in the world in terms of GDP and it is mirrored in a large and persistent current account surplus. First, we show that notwithstanding the rising contribution of government and firms...

We examine the growth performance of six emerging economies (Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russia and Turkey) in the last two decades and examine whether domestic structural constraints are affecting their present and future growth potential. In order to assess better the determinants of the...

The economic and political influence of China in the Asia-Pacific region is growing and the internationalization of the Chinese currency, the renminbi (RMB), is adding an additional channel of influence. This paper assesses the evolution of exchange rate co-movements against the US dollar within...