Research Center for Rural Economy

Time-varying and nonlinear effects of climate policy uncertainty on air pollution and carbon emissions in China: combination of TVP-VAR and QQA

Climate policy uncertainty (CPU) can alter the predictability of mitigation pathways, yet its environmental benefits may differ across time horizons and transition stages for pollutants or carbon emissions. Because air pollutants and CO 2 are often co-emitted through fossil-fuel...

Household composition and adult-equivalent scales for food consumption expenditures in rural area of China

Purpose Establishing adult-equivalent (AE) scales for rural household food consumption expenditures is crucial for policymakers to set unified benchmarks for living costs in rural China. This study aims to estimate AE scales for food expenditures, providing a standardized tool to...