A sequential test for pair-wise convergence in Chinese provincial income

Westerlund, Joakim

doi:10.1016/j.asieco.2013.04.002

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“…Convergence has long been an important research topic in economic literature (Chen and Fleisher 1996;Lau 2010;Westerlund 2013). There are two different types of convergence: β-convergence and σ-convergence.…”

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Wheat yield convergence and its driving factors in countries along the Belt and Road

Zhang

Wang

Qing

et al. 2020

Ecosyst Health Sustain

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Improving the wheat yield of countries along the Belt and Road (BR) plays a core role in ensuring global food security. However, little attention has been paid to the wheat yield variation and the determinants across these countries. This paper analyzes wheat yield convergence in countries along the BR using the club-convergence test. The empirical results show that instead of one convergence for all countries along the BR, the wheat yields are converging into three clubs. Furthermore, we investigate the impact of climate change and agricultural production technology on wheat yield convergence, and find that countries along the BR with a one degree Celsius increase in temperature are 36.5% (32.7%) more likely to converge to the high-level yield club. This may be related to the lower frequency of frost and higher photosynthetic capacity of wheat. We also find that a one kilogram increase in fertilizer application per hectare will result in a 0.4% (0.5%) higher probability of countries along the BR converging to the high-level yield club. Countries along the BR should pay more attention to coordinating production technologies and climate change to ensure food security.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

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Wheat yield convergence and its driving factors in countries along the Belt and Road

Zhang

Wang

Qing

et al. 2020

Ecosyst Health Sustain

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“…However, many studies report that the PRC's income inequality has increased considerably(for example, see Chen 2010;Liu 2013;Tian et al 2016;Westerlund 2013;Zhang and Zou 2012;Cheong 2012;Cheong and Wu 2012, 2013a, 2013b, 2014Li and Cheong 2016;Chen and Groenewold 2010). The rise in income inequality is detrimental to economic growth (Wan, Lu, and Chen 2006), and may lead to social instability and even political upheaval (Alesina and Perotti 1996, Voitchovsky 2005, Cheong and Wu 2015, Tian and Lo 2009; therefore, it calls for a thorough examination of the impacts of the major income determinants on regional inequality.…”

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The Impacts of Financial Development, Urbanization, and Globalization on Income Inequality: A Regression-based Decomposition Approach

Lee

Cheong

et al. 2019

Asian Economic Papers

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This paper investigates the impacts of financial development, urbanization, and globalization on income inequality in China by applying a regression-based inequality decomposition approach to panel data on Chinese provinces. Provincial data on urbanization and globalization are combined with new data collected from a unique database of financial development in China compiled at the county level. Our findings suggest that financial development, urbanization, and globalization have a positive impact on income. However, our inequality decomposition suggests that financial development may be particularly important for promoting inclusive growth, since financial development not only stimulates economic growth but is also found to be a factor that reduces inequality.

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“…Convergence, extensively explored in economic literature (Chen & Fleisher, 1996; Lau, 2010; Westerlund, 2013), involves two main types: β‐convergence and σ‐convergence. β‐convergence reflects catch‐up dynamics, wherein regions with lower initial conditions grow faster than those with higher initial conditions (Mankiw et al, 1992; Tian et al, 2016).…”

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Productivity versus environmental sustainability: A broadscale assessment of freshwater aquaculture's technical efficiency and ecological efficiency in China's inland provinces

Wang,

Chen,

Shi

et al. 2024

J World Aquaculture Soc

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Promoting the productivity and environmental sustainability of aquaculture is critical in ensuring its healthy development. This study assesses freshwater aquaculture's technical efficiency and ecological efficiency in China's 19 inland provinces from 2008 to 2019, aiming to reveal its productivity and environmental sustainability status. We employ the three‐stage Data Envelopment Analysis‐CCR (T‐DEA‐CCR) and three‐stage Slack‐Based Measure‐DEA (T‐SBM‐DEA) methods to explore the technical efficiency and the ecological efficiency while accounting for environmental conditions and random errors. The average technical efficiency and ecological efficiency during 2008–2019 are 0.857 and 0.702, respectively, indicating substantial scope for enhancing the productivity and environmental sustainability of China's inland aquaculture. We further investigate the regional development using the club convergence, finding that the provincial‐level technical efficiencies have already achieved population convergence while the ecological efficiencies diverge into two clubs, suggesting that Chinese freshwater aquaculture's productivity and environmental sustainability have different development pathways. Acknowledging the pivotal roles of environmental protection and growers' training in aquaculture's productivity and environmental sustainability, policymakers may institute funding and recognition to foster the adoption of innovative, environmentally responsible practices by operators.

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A sequential test for pair-wise convergence in Chinese provincial income

Cited by 12 publications

References 16 publications

Wheat yield convergence and its driving factors in countries along the Belt and Road

Wheat yield convergence and its driving factors in countries along the Belt and Road

The Impacts of Financial Development, Urbanization, and Globalization on Income Inequality: A Regression-based Decomposition Approach

Productivity versus environmental sustainability: A broadscale assessment of freshwater aquaculture's technical efficiency and ecological efficiency in China's inland provinces

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