“...This paper examines the growth performance and income inequality in eight Chinese provinces during the period of 1989–2004 using the China Health and Nutrition...”

“...A national household survey for 2002, containing a specially designed module on subjective well-being, is used to estimate pioneering happiness functions in...”

“...The paper examines the contentious issue of the extent of surplus labour that remains in China. China was an extreme example of a surplus labour economy, but...”

“...The health care delivery system in China, which is dominated by state hospitals, is being increasingly challenged by public concerns: it is too expensive and...”

“...China has recently unveiled an ambitious new health-care reform plan, entailing a doubling of government health spending as well as a number of concrete...”

“...We examine the wage trends of ordinary workers and the wage convergence between unskilled and skilled workers in China. First, we find that wages in all...”

“...Although there is a rich literature on internal temporary migration in China, few existing studies deal with the permanent migration decision of China's rural...”

“...Many recent studies claim that China has reached a Lewisian ‘turning point’ in economic development, signalled by rising wages in urban areas and the...”

“...This paper discusses the determinants of firewood consumption in a poor township in rural northern China, with a special focus on the relationship between...”

“...China's industry has experienced robust growth under persistent structural reform since 1978. By estimating the stochastic frontier sectoral production...”