This paper applies a demand model to examine alcohol consumption in rural China. Its objective is to investigate alcohol consumption patterns and their determinants in rural households. The empirical analysis is based on survey data of 1000 rural households located in twenty counties within five...

Since the formation of the East Asian Summit (EAS) in 2005, Energy Market Integration (EMI) in East Asia has become one of the initiatives endorsed and actively promoted by EAS governments. Electricity market integration in East Asia is an important component of EMI. It is argued that an...