Despite the dramatic reduction of poverty in China over the past thirty-five years, poverty has not been fully eradicated in rural areas, and in the context of growing inequalities, it remains a national concern. This paper examines a local cash-for-work program launched in mountainous areas of...

The conjunctive use of surface and subsurface water is one of the most effective ways to increase water supply reliability with minimal cost and environmental impact. This study presents a novel stepwise optimization model for optimizing the conjunctive use of surface and subsurface water...

In this paper, we investigate the tail probability of the product X∏i=1nYi, where (X,Y1,…,Yn) follows a multivariate Sarmanov distribution. An explicit asymptotic formula is established for the tail probability of the product when X belongs to the Fréchet, Gumbel, or Weibull max-domain of...

This article addresses the linked topics of internal migration and occupational discrimination against migrants. The data, collected from 21 manufacturing companies in Shanghai, indicate that migrants are a heterogeneous group in terms of their origins. Migrants from rural areas are the least...

Flood risks are forecast to rise significantly across many parts of Europe, USA, and Asia. As the climate warms, sea levels will continue to rise and the water holding capacity of the atmosphere will increase exponentially. At the same time, the cost of building flood barriers will increase...

The surface concentrations and concentration depth profiles to the (110) surface of an Au75Pd25 alloy is studied by modified analytical embedded atom method (MAEAM) with the Monte Carlo simulations. The results indicate that Au enriched in the two topmost layers, but depleted in the third layer....

During the last decades, China has achieved some remarkable results in improving the health status of its population. Since the end of the seventies, it has engaged in a process of large reforms in integrating with the global economy. This openness in policy has already paid important dividends...

This paper analyses the determinants of wage differentials among different ownership enterprises in urban China in 1955,using an extended version of Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition methods. We find higher wages in state-owned and foreign-invested enterprises compared to urban collectives, but no...

Cet article propose une evaluation de la croissance de la productivite globale des facteurs (PGF) dans l'industrie manufacturiere chinoise et examine l'impact de l'investissement direct etranger sur ces performances pour un echantillon de vingt-neuf provinces entre 1988 et 1994. La disponibilite...

'Trade fundamentalists' and 'institutionalists' disagree about whether openness or institutions are more important for economic growth. This paper would like to propose a new perspective: openness and institutional development interact with each other. The materialization of the effects of...