The marketization of factor prices is not only an important component of pricing reforms but
also a decisive determinant of innovation efficiency (IE). A good social welfare (SW) system …

In China, along with the rapid development of economy, air pollution has become a hot
issue of public concern, particularly in many cities. The distortion in the labor factor market …

This paper explores the role of cheap excuses in product choice. If agents feel that they fulfill
one ethical aspect, they may care less about other independent ethical facets within product …

In order to effectively address the issue of severe soil salinization in the coastal area of the
Yellow River Delta, which has led to a significant number of medium and low-yield fields in …

Does money bring happiness? To answer this question, I study the consequences of income
fluctuations caused by commodity price changes on well-being patterns in regions …

Children in developing countries are vulnerable to shocks and adversities and child labor is
often seen as a direct consequence of poverty and economic downturns. While such …

First of all, this article uses the regional panel data of Chinese agriculture ranging from 2001–
2018 as samples, taking the relationship among the three, namely, factor allocation …

Developing countries have taken substantial measures to liberalize protected domestic
markets to facilitate international trade. However, market liberalization often depends on …

To evaluate the effects of a negative oil price shock on individual labor market outcomes, we
leverage the interaction of exogenous changes in global oil prices with predetermined …

Volatility in commodity markets poses an acute risk to farmers in developing countries who
rely on cash crop agriculture. We combine a time series of international coffee prices with a …