China Agricultural Economic Review: Volume 11 Issue 4

Academic achievement and mental health of left-behind children in rural China: A causal study on parental migration

Lei Wang, Yaojia Zheng, Guirong Li, Yanyan Li, Zhenni Fang, Cody Abbey, Scott Rozelle

China’s rapid pace of urbanization has resulted in millions of rural residents migrating from rural areas to urban areas for better job opportunities. Due to economic pressures…

Urban segregation and food consumption: The impacts of China’s household registration system

Xinru Han, Sansi Yang, Yongfu Chen, Yongchun Wang

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impacts of China’s urban segregation caused by hukou restrictions on food consumption.

Exchange rate effects on agricultural exports: A firm level investigation of China’s food industry

Rui Mao

The purpose of this paper is to extend empirical investigations of the relationship between real exchange rates and agricultural exports to the firm-product-country level with the…

The impact of weather index insurance on agricultural technology adoption evidence from field economic experiment in China

Yingmei Tang, Yue Yang, Jihong Ge, Jian Chen

The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate the impact of weather index insurance on agricultural technology adoption in rural China.

Economic policy uncertainty and grain futures price volatility: evidence from China

Xiaoyong Xiao, Qingsong Tian, Shuxia Hou, Chongguang Li

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the influence of economic policy uncertainty (EPU) on China’s grain futures prices. Related literature has discussed several factors…

Impact of outward FDI on firms’ productivity over the food industry: evidence from China

Ting-gui Chen, Gan Lin, Mitsuyasu Yabe

The purpose of this paper is to study the impact of outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) on the productivity of parent firms over the food industry.

What are the driving factors of pesticide overuse in vegetable production? Evidence from Chinese farmers

Mansha Yang, Xia Zhao, Ting Meng

Pesticide overuse has caused a series of negative impacts on environment and human health. The purpose of this paper is to examine the farmers’ behavior of pesticide overuse and…

Does network governance based on banks’ e-commerce platform facilitate supply chain financing?

Zhixin Chen, Jian Chen, Zhonggen Zhang, Xiaojuan Zhi

The purpose of this paper is to provide a framework to illustrate how network governance based on banks’ e-commerce platform reduces loan risks and mitigates credit rationing in…

The impact paths of social capital and the effects of microfinance: Evidence from rural households in China?

Fang Xiong, Jia Lu You

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact paths of the social capital and the effects of microfinance in rural China, and address effective methods to enhance the…

Chinese farmer income’s fluctuant trajectory in the 1970s

Yanping Zhao

The purpose of this paper is to examine the farmers’ income and to analyze the factors affecting the farmers’ income as well as rural life during the People’s Commune period.