China & World Economy  / 18–36, Vol. 24,  No. 3, 2016
Gender and Off-farm Employment: 
Evidence from Rural China
 
Xiaobing Wang, Linghui Han, Jikun Huang, Linxiu Zhang, Scott Rozelle*
 
Abstract
The goal of the present paper is to examine how the expansion of the economy from 2000 has affected rural off-farm labor market participation. Specifical......

China & World Economy  / 52–66, Vol. 24,  No. 3, 2016
To Board or Not to Board: Evidence from Nutrition, Health and Education Outcomes of 
Students in Rural China
Aiqin Wang, Alexis Medina, Renfu Luo, Yaojiang Shi, Ai Yue*
 
Abstract
The debate over whether boarding school is beneficial for students still exists in both developing and developed co......

China & World Economy / 67–85, Vol. 24, No. 3, 2016 

Educational Expectations and Dropout Behavior 
among Junior High Students in Rural China 

Fang Chang, Wenbin Min, Yaojiang Shi, Kaleigh Kenny, Prashant Loyalka* 

Abstract 
The high level of dropout from junior high school is one of the most serious challenges facing the human capital developm......

China & World Economy Volume 24 Number 1 January–February 2016 

Contents

China’s Nonfinancial Corporate Debt Dynamics 

Yongding Yu, Ting Lu 1 

China and Natural Resource Curse in Developing Countries: Empirical Evidence from a Cross-country Study 

Fubing Su, Guoxue Wei, Ran Tao 18

Are China’s Farms Growing? 

Xianqing Ji, Scott Rozelle, Ji......

China & World Economy  / 20–41, Vol. 24,  No. 5, 2016
Factors Affecting the Outlook for Medium-term 
to Long-term Growth in China
Justin Yifu Lin, Guanghua Wan, Peter J. Morgan*
 
Abstract
China achieved average GDP growth of nearly 10 percent over the period 1978–2015. However, how long can such high levels of growth be sustained, especially whe......

China & World Economy  / 105–122, Vol. 24,  No. 3, 2016
Effects of Parental Migration on Mental Health 
of Left-behind Children: Evidence 
from Northwestern China
Yaojiang Shi, Yu Bai, Yanni Shen, Kaleigh Kenny, Scott Rozelle*
 
Abstract
China’s rapid development and urbanization have induced large numbers of rural residents to migrate from their......

China & World Economy / 68–89, Vol. 24, No. 2, 2016 

Analysis on CO2 Emissions Transferred from Developed Economies 
to China through Trade 

Wencheng Zhang, Shuijun Peng* 

Abstract 
Based on a global input–output model, this paper investigates the CO2 emission transfer between China and developed economies through trade. The results show that ......

China & World Economy  / 86–104, Vol. 24,  No. 3, 2016
Implementation of Teacher Training 
in China and Its Policy Implications
Hongyan Liu, Chengfang Liu, Fang Chang, Prashant Loyalka*
 
Abstract
This study describes the current teacher training system in China, including the prevalence of teacher training, the types of training, training content......

China & World Economy / 1–22, Vol. 24, No. 2, 2016 

Completing China’s Interest Rate Liberalization 

Yuyan Tan, Yang Ji, Yiping Huang* 

Abstract 
China’s recent removal of the last ceiling restriction on deposit rates in October 2015 is a milestone in interest rate liberalization, but not the end of it. International experience suggests that,......

Special Issue China's Growth Potential in the Medium and Long Run Guest Editors: Guanghua Wan, Peter J. Morgan...