Determinants of Rural Poverty Reduction and Pro-poor Economic Growth in China (2009)
Jikun Huang, Qi Zhang, Scott Rozelle
Abstract: China has made remarkable progress in its war against poverty since the launching of economic reform in the late 1970s. This paper examines some of the major driving forces of poverty...
Qiao, Fangbin, Wilen, James, Huang, Jikun, Rozelle, Scott
In this study we discuss why planting non-Bacillus thuringiensis (non-Bt) cotton as a refuge crop in China (and other developing countries) may not be economically optimal. To show this, we develop a...
Gibson, John, Deng, Xiangzheng, Boe-Gibson, Geua, Rozelle, Scott, Huang, Jikun
In this paper we have two objectives - one empirical; one methodological. Although China’s leaders are beginning to pay attention to health care in rural China, there are still concerns about...
Mapping poverty in rural China: How much does the environment matter? (2008)
Olivia, Susan, Gibson, John, Rozelle, Scott, Huang, Jikun, Deng, Xiangzheng
In this paper, we apply a recently developed small-area estimation technique to derive geographically detailed estimates of consumption-based poverty and inequality in rural Shaanxi, China. We also...
Mapping poverty in rural China: How much does the environment matter? (2008)
Olivia, Susan, Gibson, John, Rozelle, Scott, Huang, Jikun, Deng, Xiangzheng
In this paper, we apply a recently developed small-area estimation technique to derive geographically detailed estimates of consumption-based poverty and inequality in rural Shaanxi, China. We also...
Agricultural development and policy before and after China’s WTO accession (2008)
Chapter 2 of 'Agriculture and Food Security in China'
Understanding the water crisis in northern China: how do farmers and the government respond? (2008)
Wang, Jinxia, Huang, Jikun, Rozelle, Scott, Huang, Qiuqiong, Zhang, Lijuan
Chapter 13 of 'China’s Dilemma'
FCND DISCUSSION PAPER NO. 4 MARKET DEVELOPMENT AND FOOD DEMAND IN RURAL CHINA (2007)
FCND Discussion Papers contain preliminary material and research results, and are circulated prior to a full peer review in order to stimulate discussion and critical comment. It is expected that...
Kym Anderson, Jikun Huang, Elena Ianchovichina
Many fear China’s accession to WTO will impoverish its rural people, via greater import competition in its agricultural markets. We explore that possibility bearing in mind that, even if producer...
Chinese Academy of Sciences (2007)
Xiaobo Zhang, Shenggen Fan, Linxiu Zhang, Jikun Huang
EPTD Discussion Papers contain preliminary material and research results, and are circulated prior to a full peer review in order to stimulate discussion and critical comment. It is expected that...
Huang, Jikun, Liu, Yu, Martin, Will, Rozelle, Scott
Chapter 7 of 'China-Linking Markets for Growth'
ARE Update Volume 9, Number 1 (2005)
Sexton, Richard J., Rozelle, Scott, Huang, Jikun, Hu, Ruifa, Carter, Colin A., Chalfant, James A., ...
Co-editors' Introduction: Special Issue: China's Agricultural Boom, with Implications for California.Genetically Modified Rice in China: Effects on Farmers-in China and California.China's Strawberry...
A New Representation of Agricultural Production Technology in GTAP (2004)
Objectives This paper seeks to improve the treatment of the agriculture sector in GTAP. It will incorporate into GTAP an agricultural production technology consistent to the maximum degree...
Tracking Distortions in Agriculture: China and Its Accession to the World Trade Organization (2004)
Huang, Jikun, Rozelle, Scott, Chang, Min
This article examines the impacts of China's accession to the World Trade Organization (wto) on prices in its agricultural sector. The analysis uses a new methodology to estimate nominal protection...
Jin, Songqing, Rozelle, Scott D., Alston, Julian M., Huang, Jikun
Faced with the task of reorganizing the largest agricultural research system in the world, officials in China are developing a strategy for reform. This paper investigates economies of scale and...
The Impact of Trade Liberalization on China's Agriculture and Rural Economy (2003)
Huang, Jikun., Rozelle, Scott.
SAIS Review - Volume 23, Number 1, Winter-Spring 2003
The impact of China's WTO accession on agriculture and rural-urban income inequality (2003)
Anderson, Kym, Huang, Jikun, Ianchovichina, Elena
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The impact of China's WTO accession on agriculture and rural-urban income inequality (2003)
Anderson, Kym, Huang, Jikun, Ianchovichina, Elena
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The impact of China's WTO accession on agriculture and rural-urban income inequality (2003)
Anderson, Kym, Huang, Jikun, Ianchovichina, Elena
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The impact of China's WTO accession on agriculture and rural-urban income inequality (2003)
Anderson, Kym, Huang, Jikun, Ianchovichina, Elena
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The impact of China's WTO accession on agriculture and rural-urban income inequality (2003)
Anderson, Kym, Huang, Jikun, Ianchovichina, Elena
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Employment, Emerging Labor Markets, and the Role of Education in Rural China (2002)
Zhang, Linxiu, Huang, Jikun, Rozelle, Scott D.
The overall goal of this paper is to contribute to the ongoing assessment of China's rural labor markets. To meet this goal, we have three specific objectives. First, we will provide an update of the...
The Evolution of China's Rural Labor Markets during the Reforms (2002)
DeBrauw, Alan, Huang, Jikun, Rozelle, Scott D., Zhang, Linxiu, Zhang, Yigang
This paper contributes to the assessment of China's rural labor markets, while paying attention to whether these markets are developing in a manner conducive to the nation's modernization. According...
Huang, Jikun, Rozelle, Scott D.
The overall goal of our paper is to understand how WTO will affect the agriculture sector in China. To accomplish this goal we have two specific objectives. First, we seek to provide measures of the...
Sequencing and the Success of Gradualism: Empirical Evidence from China's Agricultural Reform (2002)
DeBrauw, Alan, Huang, Jikun, Rozelle, Scott D.
This paper provides evidence regarding gains to agricultural market liberalization in China. We empirically identify the different effects that incentive reforms and gradual market liberalization...
China's Accession to WTO and Shifts in the Agriculture Policy (2002)
Huang, Jikun, Rozelle, Scott D.
The overall goal of our paper is to explore this question of how China's policy will likely respond as the nation enters the WTO. Specifically, we will have three objectives. First, we briefly review...
Gibson, John, Huang, Jikun, Rozelle, Scott
In urban China the Household Income and Expenditure Survey requires respondents to keep a daily expenditure diary for a full 12-month period. This onerous reporting task makes it difficult to recruit...
Gibson, John, Huang, Jikun, Rozelle, Scott
In urban China the Household Income and Expenditure Survey requires respondents to keep a daily expenditure diary for a full 12-month period. This onerous reporting task makes it difficult to recruit...
Impacts of Agricultural Biotechnology on China's Economy and World Trade (2002)
This paper analyses the impact of adopting non-food genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in China on production, trade and welfare. On the one hand the paper focuses on the productivity enhancing...
The Creation and Spread of Technology and Total Factor Productivity in China's Agriculture (2001)
Jin, Songqing, Huang, Jikun, Hu, Ruifa, Rozelle, Scott D.
The study's overall goal is to create a framework for assessing the trends of China's national and international investment in agricultural research and to measure its impact on total factor...
ARE Update Volume 5, Number 2 (2001)
Ligon, Ethan, Rozelle, Scott, Qiao, Fangbin, Huang, Jikun, Metcalfe, Mark
Contractual Arrangements for Fresh Produce in California; Plant Biotechnology in the Developing World: The Case of China; IPM and Pest Management Advice.
Gibson, John, Huang, Jikun, Rozelle, Scott D.
In urban China the Household Income and Expenditure Survey requires respondents to keep a daily expenditure diary for a full 12-month period. This onerous reporting task makes it difficult to recruit...
Huang, Jikun, Hu, Ruifa, Rozelle, Scott D., Qiao, Fangbin, Pray, Carl E.
The overall goal of this study is to measure the effect of the impact that genetically modified cotton varieties have had on the production efficiency of small holders in farming communities in...
Land Rights, Farmer Investment Incentives, and Agricultural Production in China (2000)
Li, Guo, Rozelle, Scott D., Huang, Jikun
The overall goal of our paper is to estimate the impact of China's land rights on farm investment incentives and agricultural production. To meet the goal, the paper pursues three specific...
John Gibson, Jikun Huang, Scott Rozelle
In urban China the Household Income and Expenditure Survey requires respondents to keep a daily expenditure diary for a full 12-month period. This onerous reporting task makes it difficult to recruit...
Structural changes in the demand for food in Asia.:
Huang, Jikun., Bouis, Howarth E.
This paper presents an overview of changing food consumption patterns in Taiwan and China. It finds that consumption of meat quadrupled in Taiwan between the periods 1959-61 and 1989-91, while per...
China's food economy to the twenty-first century: supply, demand, and trade
Huang, Jikun, Rozelle, Scott, Rosegrant, Mark W.
"This paper accounts for the structural changes now taking place in China ... and suggests that China is not likely to become either an enormous importer or exporter of grain. Ultimately, though,...
China and the future global food situation
Huang, Jikun, Rozelle, Scott, Rosegrant, Mark W.
The future of China's grain economy has been the subject of much debate. Some observers predict rapidly increasing grain imports that will strain the world's productive capacity. Most of China's own...
Structural changes in the demand for food in Asia
Huang, Jikun, Bouis, Howarth E.
Many Asian countries are expected to undergo transformations in their economies and rapid urbanization over the next 25 years. The changes in tastes and lifestyles engendered by urban living are...
Market development and food demand in rural China
This paper seeks to understand how market imperfections affect the behavior of consumers in China's rural economy. A theoretical and empirical model is developed and estimated using a household-level...
Getting Rich and Eating Out: Consumption of Food Away from Home in Urban China
Ma, Hengyun, Huang, Jikun, Fuller, Frank H., Rozelle, Scott
The overall goal of this study is to better understand food-away-from-home (FAFH) consumption in urban China. We use national statistical sources and our own data to examine the trends in FAFH during...
Long-run impacts of China's WTO accession on farm-nonfarm income inequality and rural poverty
Anderson, Kym, Huang, Jikun, Ianchovichina, Elena
Many fear China's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) will impoverish its rural people by way of greater import competition in its agricultural markets. Anderson, Huang, and Ianchovichina...
Jikun Huang, Scott Rozelle, Yuping Xie
The main goal of the paper is to address the impact of the WTO on China's agricultural sector. To accomplish this goal we address two sets of issues. First, we seek to provide measures of the...
China's War on Poverty: Assessing Targeting and the Growth Impacts of Poverty Programs
Linxiu Zhang, Jikun Huang, Scott Rozelle
In this paper, we attempt to assess the effectiveness of China's Poverty Alleviation Programs in contributing to economic growth in poor areas. To meet this overall goal, we briefly describe China's...
Grain for Green versus Grain: Conflict between Food Security and Conservation Set-Aside in China
Xu, Zhigang, Xu, Jintao, Deng, Xiangzheng, Huang, Jikun, Uchida, Emi, Rozelle, Scott
Tracking Distortions in Agriculture: China and Its Accession to the World Trade Organization
Jikun Huang, Scott Rozelle, Min Chang
This article examines the impacts of China's accession to the World Trade Organization on prices in its agricultural sector. The analysis uses a new methodology to estimate nominal protection rates...
Biotechnology boosts to crop productivity in China: trade and welfare implications
Huang, Jikun, Hu, Ruifa, Van Meijl, Hans, Van Tongeren, Frank
Irrigation, agricultural performance and poverty reduction in China
Huang, Qiuqiong, Rozelle, Scott, Lohmar, Bryan, Huang, Jikun, Wang, Jinxia
WANG, JINXIA, XU, ZHIGANG, HUANG, JIKUN, ROZELLE, SCOTT
The overall goal of our paper is to better understand water management reform in China s rural communities, especially focusing on the effect that improving incentives to water managers will have on...
Rapid Rise of China's Dairy Sector: Factors Behind the Growth in Demand and Supply, The
Frank H. Fuller, Jikun Huang, Hengyun Ma, Scott Rozelle
With the rapid growth in China's dairy industry, a number of recent papers have addressed either the supply or the demand trends for dairy products in China. None, however, presents a systematic...
Getting Rich and Eating Out: Consumption of Food Away from Home in Urban China
Hengyun Ma, Jikun Huang, Frank Fuller, Scott Rozelle
"The overall goal of this study is to better understand food-away-from-home (FAFH) consumption in urban China. We use national statistical sources and our own data to examine the trends in FAFH...
ECONOMIES OF SCALE AND SCOPE AND THE ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY OF CHINA'S AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SYSTEM
Songqing Jin, Scott Rozelle, Julian Alston, Jikun Huang
This article investigates economies of scale and scope and other potential sources of improvements in the economic efficiency of China's crop breeding, an industry at the heart of the nation's food...
Irrigation, poverty and inequality in rural China *
Qiuqiong Huang, David Dawe, Scott Rozelle, Jikun Huang, Jinxia Wang
This paper examines the impact of irrigation on rural incomes, poverty and the income distribution in rural China. The relationship between irrigation and income is examined using descriptive...
Evolution of tubewell ownership and production in the North China Plain *
Jinxia Wang, Jikun Huang, Scott Rozelle
The overall aim of the present paper is to better understand the evolution of tubewell ownership in the North China Plain, especially focusing on the factors that determine ownership and its effect...
Chinese animal product consumption in the 1990s
Hengyun Ma, Allan Rae, Jikun Huang, Scott Rozelle
Chinese animal product consumption behaviour was analysed for both urban and rural households using a complete regional consumption dataset that was augmented to include away-from-home consumption....
The sequencing of reform policies in China's agricultural transition
Alan De Brauw, Jikun Huang, Scott Rozelle
This paper provides evidence regarding gains due to agricultural market liberalization in China. We empirically identify the different effects that incentive and farm restructuring reforms and...
TRADE REFORM, THE WTO AND CHINA's FOOD ECONOMY IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
The main goal of the paper is to address the policy changes that accompany China's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and evaluate the various impacts of the agreement. To do so, we...
Livestock in China: Commodity-Specific Total Factor Productivity Decomposition Using New Panel Data
Allan N. Rae, Hengyun Ma, Jikun Huang, Scott Rozelle
Studies of total factor productivity (TFP) in livestock production are rare, but when available provide useful information especially in the context of developing countries such as China where...
Producer Benefits from Input Market and Trade Liberalization: The Case of Fertilizer in China
Fangbin Qiao, Bryan Lohmar, Jikun Huang, Scott Rozelle, Linxiu Zhang
Can China continue feeding itself ? the impact of climate change on agriculture
Wang, Jinxia, Mendelsohn, Robert, Dinar, Ariel, Huang, Jikun, Rozelle, Scott, Zhang, Lijuan
Several studies addressing the supply and demand for food in China suggest that the nation can largely meet its needs in the coming decades. However, these studies do not consider the effects of...
Will the Biosafety Protocol hinder or protect the developing world: Learning from China's experience
Huang, Jikun, Zhang, Deliang, Yang, Jun, Rozelle, Scott, Kalaitzandonakes, Nicholas
Water saving technology and saving water in China
Blanke, Amelia, Rozelle, Scott, Lohmar, Bryan, Wang, Jinxia, Huang, Jikun
Local governance and public goods provision in rural China:
Zhang, Xiaobo, Fan, Shenggen, Zhang, Linxiu, Huang, Jikun
In developing countries, identifying the most effective community-level governance structure is a key issue and, increasingly, empirical evaluation of the effects of democratization on the provision...
Huanguang Qiu, Jun Yang, Jikun Huang, Ruijian Chen
This study aims to examine the impact of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area (CAFTA) on China's international agricultural trade and its regional agricultural development, using the Global Trade Analysis...
Agricultural trade liberalization and poverty in China
HUANG, Jikun, JUN, Yang, XU, Zhigang, ROZELLE, Scott, LI, Ninghui
The Evolution of China's Rural Labor Markets During the Reforms
De Brauw, Alan, Huang, Jikun, Rozelle, Scott, Zhang, Linxiu, Zhang, Yigang
Biotechnology as an alternative to chemical pesticides: a case study of Bt cotton in China
Huang, Jikun, Hu, Ruifa, Pray, Carl, Qiao, Fangbin, Rozelle, Scott
Pesticide productivity, host-plant resistance and productivity in China
Widawsky, David, Rozelle, Scott, Jin, Songqing, Huang, Jikun
The Nature of Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in China and Implications of WTO Accession
The overall goal of our paper is to understand how WTO will affect the agriculture sector in China. To accomplish this goal we have two specific objectives. First, we seek to provide measures of the...
Sequencing and the Success of Gradualism: Empirical Evidence from China's Agricultural Reform
Alan DeBrauw, Jikun Huang, Scott Rozelle
This paper provides evidence regarding gains to agricultural market liberalization in China. We empirically identify the different effects that incentive reforms and gradual market liberalization...
Got milk? The rapid rise of China's dairy sector and its future prospects
Fuller, Frank H., Huang, Jikun, Ma, Hengyun, Rozelle, Scott
With the rapid growth in China’s dairy industry, a number of recent papers have addressed either the supply or the demand trends for dairy products in China. None, however, presents a systematic...
Livestock Production and Feed Use by Rural Households in China: A Survey Report
Fuller, Frank H., Hu, Dinghuan, Huang, Jikun, Hayes, Dermot J.
This report documents data and other information gathered from a survey of rural households in China. The survey was conducted as part of a research project aimed at assessing the potential for meat...
Since the economic reform initiated in late 1978, China’s economy has been growing substantially., the annual growth rate of China’s GDP was 8.5% in 1979-84, 9.7 in 1985-95 and 9.2% in 1996-97....
Employment, Emerging Labor Markets, and the Role of Education in Rural China
Linxiu Zhang, Jikun Huang, Scott Rozelle
The overall goal of this paper is to contribute to the ongoing assessment of China's rural labor markets. To meet this goal, we have three specific objectives. First, we will provide an update of the...
The Evolution of China's Rural Labor Markets during the Reforms
Alan DeBrauw, Jikun Huang, Scott Rozelle, Linxiu Zhang, Yigang Zhang
This paper contributes to the assessment of China's rural labor markets, while paying attention to whether these markets are developing in a manner conducive to the nation's modernization. According...
China's Accession to WTO and Shifts in the Agriculture Policy
The overall goal of our paper is to explore this question of how China's policy will likely respond as the nation enters the WTO. Specifically, we will have three objectives. First, we briefly review...
The Creation and Spread of Technology and Total Factor Productivity in China's Agriculture
Songqing Jin, Jikun Huang, Ruifa Hu, Scott Rozelle
The study's overall goal is to create a framework for assessing the trends of China's national and international investment in agricultural research and to measure its impact on total factor...
John Gibson, Jikun Huang, Scott Rozelle
In urban China the Household Income and Expenditure Survey requires respondents to keep a daily expenditure diary for a full 12-month period. This onerous reporting task makes it difficult to recruit...
Small holders, Transgenic Varieties, and Production Efficiency: The Case of Cotton Farmers in China
Jikun Huang, Ruifa Hu, Scott Rozelle, Fangbin Qiao, Carl Pray
The overall goal of this study is to measure the effect of the impact that genetically modified cotton varieties have had on the production efficiency of small holders in farming communities in...
Land Rights, Farmer Investment Incentives, and Agricultural Production in China
Guo Li, Scott Rozelle, Jikun Huang
The overall goal of our paper is to estimate the impact of China's land rights on farm investment incentives and agricultural production. To meet the goal, the paper pursues three specific...
Will China's WTO Accession Worsen Rural Poverty?
Anderson, Kym, Huang, Jikun, Ianchovichina, Elena
Many fear China’s accession to WTO will impoverish its farmers, via greater import competition in its agricultural markets. We explore that possibility bearing in mind that, even if producer prices...
Sandeep Mohapatra, Scott Rozelle, Jikun Huang
We study how occupations evolve across space and time during the development of an economy. Using a data set on more than 200 villages from 8 provinces in China, we examine the main occupations that...
Sequencing and the Success of Gradualism: Empirical Evidence from China's Agricultural Reform
Alan De Brauw, Jikun Huang, Scott Rozelle
This paper provides evidence regarding gains to agricultural market liberalization in China. We empirically identify the different effects that incentive reforms and gradual market liberalization...
Agricultural Trade Reform and Rural Prosperity: Lessons from China
Jikun Huang, Yu Liu, Will Martin, Scott Rozelle
Tariffs on agricultural products fell sharply in China both prior to, and as a consequence of, China's accession to the WTO. The paper examines the nature of agricultural trade reform in China since...
Mapping Poverty in Rural China: How Much Does the Environment Matter?
Susan Olivia, John Gibson, Scott Rozelle, Jikun Huang, Xiangzheng Deng
In this paper, we apply a recently developed small-area estimation technique to derive geographically detailed estimates of consumption-based poverty and inequality in rural Shaanxi, China. We also...
Farmer Participation, the Dairy Industry, and the Rise of Dairy Production in China
Huang, Jikun, Wu, Yunhua, Yang, Zhijian, Rozelle, Scott, Fabiosa, Jacinto F., Dong, Fengxia
With rapid income growth, dairy production and consumption in China have increased significantly. This emergence of the dairy sector will provide opportunities for farmers to participate in a...
Development of Groundwater Markets in China: A Glimpse into Progress to Date
Zhang, Lijuan, Wang, Jinxia, Huang, Jikun, Rozelle, Scott
Summary The overall goal of the paper is to better understand the development of groundwater markets in northern China. Field survey shows that groundwater markets in northern China have emerged and...
Farmer Participation, the Dairy Industry, and the Rise of Dairy Production in China
Jikun Huang, Yunhua Wu, Zhijian Yang, Scott Rozelle, Jacinto F. Fabiosa, Fengxia Dong
With rapid income growth, dairy production and consumption in China have increased significantly. This emergence of the dairy sector will provide opportunities for farmers to participate in a...
Farmer Participation, the Dairy Industry, and the Rise of Dairy Production in China
Jikun Huang, Yunhua Wu, Zhijian Yang, Scott Rozelle, Jacinto F. Fabiosa, Fengxia Dong
With rapid income growth, dairy production and consumption in China have increased significantly. This emergence of the dairy sector will provide opportunities for farmers to participate in a...
Jikun Huang, Ruifa Hu, Scott Rozelle, Carl Pray
Although genetically modified (GM) crops are being grown on increasing large areas in both developed and developing countries, with few minor exceptions, there has been almost no country that has...
Livestock Production and Feed Use by Rural Households in China: A Survey Report
Frank H. Fuller, Dinghuan Hu, Jikun Huang
This report documents data and other information gathered from a survey of rural households in China. The survey was conducted as part of a research project aimed at assessing the potential for meat...
Rapid Rise of China's Dairy Sector: Factors Behind the Growth in Demand and Supply, The
Frank H. Fuller, Jikun Huang, Hengyun Ma, Scott Rozelle
With the rapid growth in China's dairy industry, a number of recent papers have addressed either the supply or the demand trends for dairy products in China. None, however, presents a systematic...
Livestock Production and Feed Use by Rural Households in China: A Survey Report
Frank H. Fuller, Dinghuan Hu, Jikun Huang
This report documents data and other information gathered from a survey of rural households in China. The survey was conducted as part of a research project aimed at assessing the potential for meat...
How China's farmers adapt to climate change
Wang, Jinxia, Mendelsohn, Robert, Dinar, Ariel, Huang, Jikun
This paper uses a cross sectional method to analyze irrigation choice and crop choice across 8,405 farmers in 28 provinces in China. The findings show that Chinese farmers are more likely to irrigate...
Van Tongeren, Frank W., Huang, Jikun
Development of Chinese food economy and Chinese agricultural policies. Simulations of future developments in China and in global trade with a model for the Chinese food economy and a model for global...
IRRIGATION, AGRICULTURAL PERFORMANCE AND POVERTY REDUCTION IN CHINA
Huang, Qiuqiong, Rozelle, Scott, Huang, Jikun, Wang, Jinxia
The overall goal of our paper is to understand the impact that irrigation investments in China have had on incomes, in general, and income and poverty alleviation in poor areas, in particular. The...
Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Biotech Foods in China
Lin, William, Somwaru, Agapi, Tuan, Francis, Huang, Jikun, Bai, Junfei
Based on a large-scale consumer survey, this study employs a semi-double-bounded dichotomous choice model to estimate the mean willingness to pay (WTP) for biotech foods in China. The study also...
Livestock in China: Commodity specific total factor productivity decomposition using new panel data
Rae, Allan, Ma, Hengyun, Huang, Jikun, Rozelle, Scott
Studies of total factor productivity in livestock production are rare, but when available provide useful information especially in the context of developing countries such as China where livestock is...
Rural Water Saving Technology Adoption in Northern China: An Analysis of Survey Data
Blanke, Amelia, Rozelle, Scott, Lohmar, Bryan, Wang, Jinxia, Huang, Jikun
Sustainable use of water resources in the face of population and economic growth is of great importance in northern China, as it is in much of the world. Rapid expansion of irrigated agricultural and...
Expansion of China's Cities and Agricultural Production
Rozelle, Scott, Deng, Xiangzheng, Huang, Jikun, Uchida, Emi
In China, there is a growing debate on the role of cultivated land conversion on food security. This paper examines the changes of the area of cultivated land and its potential agricultural...
Irrigation Water Pricing Policy in China
Huang, Qiuqiong, Rozelle, Scott, Howitt, Richard, Wang, Jinxia, Huang, Jikun
Paper replaced with revised version 06/03/08
WATER MANAGEMENT REFORM AND THE CHOICE OF CONTRACTUAL FORM IN RURAL CHINA
Huang, Qiuqiong, Rozelle, Scott, Msangi, Siwa, Huang, Jikun, Wang, Jinxia
Inefficient performance of irrigation systems not only leads to a waste of water resources, but may also affect agriculture production, especially in regions facing a water stress problem. In rural...
ECONOMIES OF SCALE AND SCOPE, AND THE ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY OF CHINA'S AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SYSTEM
Jin, Songqing, Alston, Julian, Rozelle, Scott, Huang, Jikun
Faced with the task of reorganizing the largest agricultural research system in the world, officials in China are developing a strategy for reform. This paper investigates economies of scale and...
THE COST OF WHEAT DIVERSITY IN CHINA
Meng, Erika C.H., Smale, Melinda, Rozelle, Scott, Ruifa, HU, Huang, Jikun
Initial efforts to estimate the effects on productivity of diversity among modern varieties in a production function framework have been unsatisfactory in at least two respects. First, the...
Consumer Attitudes Toward Biotech Foods in China
Lin, William, Somwaru, Agapi, Tuan, Francis, Huang, Jikun, Bai, Junfei
Based on a large-scale survey in 11 cities, this study employs probit and logit models to estimate the effects of various explanatory variables on the likelihood of biotech food acceptance in China....
CONSUMER ACCEPTANCE OF GENETICALLY MODIFICED FOODS: A COMPARISON BETWEEN THE US AND CHINA
Bai, Junfei, Zhang, Caiping, Huang, Jikun, Hallman, William K., Pray, Carl, Aquino, Helen L.
Consumer attitudes towards genetically modified foods (GMFs) play a crucial role in the development of the technology. Both government and food manufacturers of agricultural products in the US and...
LOCAL GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC GOODS PROVISION
Zhang, Xiaobo, Fan, Shenggen, Zhang, Linxiu, Huang, Jikun
Since the early nineties, tens of thousands of villages have held elections of their leaders in rural China. Using a recent village survey, this paper empirically examines the impact of election on...
Policy Options for China's Bio-ethanol Development and the Implications for Its Agricultural Economy
Huanguang Qiu, Jikun Huang, Michiel Keyzer, Wim Van Veen
The present paper analyzes the potential impacts of bio-ethanol expansion on agricultural production, food prices and farmers' incomes in different regions of China. The results show that increase in...
WHEAT IN CHINA: SUPPLY, DEMAND, AND TRADE IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Rozelle, Scott D., Huang, Jikun
The future role of China in world wheat markets is a compelling and important issue for producers in the Northern Plains. Some analysts have estimated that China will continue to demand large...
IMPACTS OF TRADE LIBERALIZATION ON AGRICULTURE AND POVERTY IN CHINA
Huang, Jikun, Rozelle, Scott, Xu, Zhigang, Li, Ninghui
Food Security and Poverty,
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTIVITY IN CHINA: DATA REVISION AND TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY DECOMPOSITION
Ma, Hengyun, Rae, Allan N., Huang, Jikun
Studies of total factor productivity in livestock production are rare, but when available provide useful information especially in the context of developing countries such as China where livestock is...
LIVESTOCK PRODUCT CONSUMPTION PATTERNS IN URBAN AND RURAL CHINA
Ma, Hengyun, Huang, Jikun, Rozelle, Scott, Rae, Allan
Chinese livestock products consumption behavior was analysed for both urban and rural households using a complete regional consumption dataset. Six livestock product expenditure share equations were...
ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS IN CHINA
Huang, Jikun, Hu, Ruifa, Van Meijl, Hans, Van Tongeren, Frank
China has made a major investment in biotechnology research. Genetically modified (GM) cotton is widely adopted and the list of GM technologies in trials is impressive. At the same time there is an...
DISTORTIONS TO INCENTIVES IN CHINA'S AGRICULTURE AND IMPLICATIONS OF WTO ACCESSION
Huang, Jikun, Rozelle, Scott, Chang, Min
The overall goal of our paper will be to attempt to contribute to the empirically-based literature on the effects on China's agriculture of its accession to the WTO. In general, we seek to answer...
SMALL HOLDERS, TRANSGENIC VARIETIES, AND PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY: THE CASE OF COTTON FARMERS IN CHINA
Huang, Jikun, Hu, Ruifa, Rozelle, Scott, Qiao, Fangbin, Pray, Carl E.
The overall goal of this study is to measure the effect of the impact that genetically modified cotton varieties have had on the production efficiency of small holders in farming communities in...
SEQUENCING AND THE SUCCESS OF GRADUALISM: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM CHINA'S AGRICULTURAL REFORM
De Brauw, Alan, Huang, Jikun, Rozelle, Scott
This paper provides evidence regarding gains to agricultural market liberalization in China. We empirically identify the different effects that incentive reforms and gradual market liberalization...
Gibson, John, Huang, Jikun, Rozelle, Scott
In urban China the Household Income and Expenditure Survey requires respondents to keep a daily expenditure diary for a full 12-month period. This onerous reporting task makes it difficult to recruit...
THE EVOLUTION OF CHINA'S RURAL LABOR MARKETS DURING THE REFORMS
De Brauw, Alan, Huang, Jikun, Rozelle, Scott, Zhang, Linxiu, Zhang, Yigang
This paper contributes to the assessment of China'’s rural labor markets, while paying attention to whether these markets are developing in a manner conducive to the nation’s modernization....
THE CREATION AND SPREAD OF TECHNOLOGY AND TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY IN CHINA'S AGRICULTURE
Jin, Songqing, Huang, Jikun, Hu, Ruifa, Rozelle, Scott
The study’s overall goal is to create a framework for assessing the trends of China'’s national and international investment in agricultural research and to measure its impact on total factor...
CONTINUITY AND CHANGE IN CHINA'S RURAL PERIODIC MARKETS
Rozelle, Scott, Benzinger, Vince, Huang, Jikun
Can we find traditional periodic markets in the milieu of market activity that abounds in contemporary China today? As reform is transforming the rural economy, is periodic markets activity being...
CHINA'S ACCESSION TO WTO AND SHIFTS IN THE AGRICULTURE POLICY
The overall goal of our paper is to explore this question of how China’'s policy will likely respond as the nation enters the WTO. Specifically, we will have three objectives. First, we briefly...
THE NATURE AND DISTORTIONS TO AGRICULTURAL INCENTIVES IN CHINA AND IMPLICATIONS OF WTO ACCESSION
The overall goal of our paper is to understand how WTO will affect the agriculture sector in China. To accomplish this goal we have two specific objectives. First, we seek to provide measures of the...
EMPLOYMENT, EMERGING LABOR MARKETS, AND THE ROLE OF EDUCATION IN RURAL CHINA
Zhang, Linxiu, Huang, Jikun, Rozelle, Scott
The overall goal of this paper is to contribute to the ongoing assessment of China’'s rural labor markets. To meet this goal, we have three specific objectives. First, we will provide an update of...
LAND RIGHTS, FARMER INVESTMENTS INCENTIVES, AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN CHINA
Li, Guo, Rozelle, Scott, Huang, Jikun
The overall goal of our paper is to estimate the impact of China's land rights on farm investment incentives and agricultural production. To meet the goal, the paper pursues three specific...
Wang, Honglin, Dong, Xiaoxia, Huang, Jikun, Rozelle, Scott, Reardon, Thomas
The supermarket revolution has arrived in China and is spreading as fast as or faster than anywhere in the world. As the demand for vegetables, fruit, nuts and other high valued products have risen,...
Understanding the determinants of consumer’s acceptance towards genetically modified food (GMF) is critical important for future biotechnology development. Among many factors, consumers’ trust in...
Groundwater Entrepreneurs in China: Selling Water to Meet the Demand for Water
Zhang, Lijuan, Wang, Jinxia, Huang, Jikun, Rozelle, Scott
The overall goal of our paper is to better understand the development of groundwater markets in northern China. In particular, we focus on the factors that determine the development of groundwater...
Impact of Plant Breeders Rights on Technology Availability in China
Hu, Ruifa, Huang, Jie, Pray, Carl, Huang, Jikun
There has been considerable debate but little empirical analysis among academics, policy makers, and civil society about whether intellectual property rights would induce private research in...
Are Urban Consumers in China Ready to Accept Biotech Foods?
Lin, William, Somwaru, Agapi, Tuan, Francis, Huang, Jikun, Bai, Junfei
Based on a large-scale survey conducted in 11 large and small eastern cities in 2002, this study employs ordered probit models to estimate the effects of demographic and socio-economic variables on...
Effects of Trade Liberalization on Agriculture in China: Institutional and Structural Aspects
This book analyzes institutional and structural aspects of the effects of trade liberalization on agriculture in China. The study stresses the analysis of trade-related policies, physical...
Effects of Trade Liberalization on Agriculture in China: Commodity Aspects
This book analyzes commodity aspects of the effects of trade liberalization on agriculture in China. The study describes the effects of trade liberalization on selected commodities namely rice,...
Lohmar, Bryan, Wang, Jinxia, Rozelle, Scott, Huang, Jikun, Dawe, David
Water shortages in important grain-producing regions of China may significantly affect China's agricultural production potential and international markets. Falling ground-water tables and disruption...
International Relations/Trade,
Water management institutional reform: A representative look at northern China
Huang, Qiuqiong, Rozelle, Scott, Wang, Jinxia, Huang, Jikun
Our goal is to provide information regarding water management reform in China by increasing understanding of newly emerging water institutions and identifying factors that lead to the creation of...
Growth, population and industrialization, and urban land expansion of China
Deng, Xiangzheng, Huang, Jikun, Rozelle, Scott, Uchida, Emi
China is experiencing urbanization at an unprecedented rate over the last two decades. The overall goal of this paper is to understand the extent of and the factors driving urban expansion in China...
Contribution of Wheat Diversity to Total Factor Productivity in China
Jin, Songqing, Meng, Erika C.H., Hu, Ruifa, Rozelle, Scott, Huang, Jikun
The impact of wheat diversity on the productivity of wheat in China is examined using total factor productivity (TFP) and an instrumental variable approach. TFP in seven key wheat-producing provinces...
John Gibson, Xiangzheng Deng, Geua Boe-Gibson, Scott Rozelle, Jikun Huang
In this paper we have two objectives - one empirical; one methodological. Although China’s leaders are beginning to pay attention to health care in rural China, there are still concerns about...
Jun Yang, Huanguang Qiu, Jikun Huang, Scott Rozelle
This article addresses how China is being affected by and is responding to the world food crisis. So far, Chinese officials have responded to higher world prices by drawing down stocks and limiting...
Water management reform and the choice of contractual form in China
HUANG, QIUQIONG, ROZELLE, SCOTT, MSANGI, SIWA, WANG, JINXIA, HUANG, JIKUN
This paper explains the puzzling fact that in organizing the management of surface water, village leaders have provided incentives to canal managers in some areas, but not in all. Our study indicates...
Jikun Huang, Yunhua Wu, Scott Rozelle
This study examines linkages between off-farm labor markets and the labor allocated by farmers to on-farm production of fruit crops. Using a stratified random sample of rural households in Shandong...
The impact of climate change on China's agriculture
Jinxia Wang, Robert Mendelsohn, Ariel Dinar, Jikun Huang, Scott Rozelle, Lijuan Zhang
This article examines how expected changes in climate are likely to affect agriculture in China. The effects of temperature and precipitation on net crop revenues are analyzed using cross-sectional...
China’s experience demonstrates the importance of technological development and public investment in improving agricultural productivity, farmer income, and food security in a nation with limited...
Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in China
Huang, Jikun, Rozelle, Scott, Martin, Will, Liu, Yu
Distorted incentives, agricultural and trade policy reforms, national agricultural development, Agricultural and Food Policy, International Relations/Trade, F13, F14, Q17, Q18,
Hu, Ruifa, Pray, Carl, Huang, Jikun, Rozelle, Scott, Fan, Cunhui, Zhang, Caiping
China has been one of the leaders in agricultural biotechnology research and the adoption of transgenic plants. Despite this, critics argue that China's biotechnology policies could be improved to...
Farm Pesticide, Rice Production, and Human Health
Jikun Huang, Fangbin Qiao, Linxiu Zhang, Scott Rozelle
Pesticides of various kinds have been used on a large scale in China since the 1950s to protect crops from damages inflicted by insects and diseases. Annual pesticide production reached more than...
Ignoring The Labels: An Analysis of Pesticide Use in China
Jikun Huang, Fangbin Qiao, Linxiu Zhang, Scott Rozelle
China, like many developing countries, has seen a dramatic increase in the use of pesticides and other agricultural chemicals over the last twenty years. In order to get a clearer understanding of...
Changes in trade and domestic distortions affecting China's agriculture
Huang, Jikun, Liu, Yu, Martin, Will, Rozelle, Scott
This paper assesses the implications of China's trade and domestic policies for incentives to producers in China. It uses a price comparison methodology (nominal rates of assistance--at the border...
Agricultural extension system reform and agent time allocation in China
HU, Ruifa, YANG, Zhijian, KELLY, Peter, HUANG, Jikun
We conducted a nationally representative survey to measure the impact of China's institutional reforms in public agricultural extension on the time allocation of its one million agricultural...
Fangbin Qiao, James Wilen, Jikun Huang, Scott Rozelle
In this study we discuss why planting non-Bacillus thuringiensis (non-Bt) cotton as a refuge crop in China (and other developing countries) may not be economically optimal. To show this, we develop a...