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    Experience, tenure and gender wage difference: evidence from China

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    This paper studies the returns to general labour market experience and firm-specific tenure, using data from China. Specifically, it focuses on explaining the gender wage difference from the perspective of general human capital and specific human capital. It applies the Heckman maximum likelihood estimator and Topel two-step estimation methodology to correct sample selection bias and individual heterogeneity. After correcting the errors, the authors find that returns to experience are higher for men than women, especially for married men and women. Furthermore, the return to tenure is higher than that to general experience. For men, the former is about 6% higher than the latter. But for women, tenure contributes 7–8% more to the wage growth than experience. The return of general experience mainly contributes to gender wage difference in China. Empirical results also show that the cross section analysis downward biases the returns to potential experience and a simple Topel-2S estimation in the panel study upward biases the return

    Regional Differences of the Driving Factors and Decoupling Effect of Carbon Emissions : Evidence from China\u27s Pollution-Intensive Industry

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    The completed decomposition model combined with the decoupling index is used to analyze the contribution of each factor which influences energy related CO2 emission in 15 regions over the period 2000-2012. The results show that the major factors that influence CO2 emission in areas are industrial output effect and energy intensity effect, followed by the industrial structure effect, while the energy structure and energy emission intensity have a smaller effect. Moreover, a reduction potential model is implemented in order to investigate the emission reduction potential of regions and sub-industrial sectors. It is found that although most governments showed great enthusiasm in promoting emission reduction, most regions present no decoupling effect. It indicates that emission reduction efforts have not always proven effective till now, therefore, most regions, including Beijing, have great energy saving and emission reduction potential

    The transmission effects of iron ore price shocks on China's economy and industries: a CGE approach

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    This paper assesses the transmission impacts of world iron ore price fluctuation on China's macroeconomics and industries. The analytical framework is a computable general equilibrium model. The results demonstrate that a sharp increase in imported iron ore price will exert certain negative effects on macroeconomic and industries in China. It exerts a negative chain-effect on regional output and employment in Beijing, Tianjin, Liaoning, Shanghai and Hainan province, while a slight impact on Gansu and Qinghai province. Finally, we carry out the systematic sensitivity analysis, and found that the sensitivity of the model results with respect to import trade function is not strong.iron ore; computable general equilibrium; CGE; FOB price; systematic sensitivity analysis; SSA; price shocks; China; price fluctuation; macroeconomics; regional output; regional employment; imports.

    The drivers of export value-added in China’s provinces: a multi-regional input–output model

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