This paper will present a multi-region-multi-country model in which inter-regional knowledge spillovers determine the growth of regions. Key parameters in the model are the learning capability of a region, and the exogenous rate of knowledge generation (R&D). The intensity of spillovers depends on geographical distance between regions. The model is investigated by means of simulation techniques...

Relying on a recently developed decomposition framework, this paper explores spatial distribution of innovation capability in China. It is found that at the regional level, China’s inequality in innovation capability increased from 1995 to 2004. At the provincial level, the inequality decreased from1995 to 2000, but increased from 2000 to 2004. Location, industrialization and urbanization, huma...

Deepening financial development and rapid economic growth in China have been accompanied by widening income disparity between the coastal and inland regions. In this paper, by employing panel dataset for 29 Chinese provinces over the period of 1990-2001 and applying the generalized method of moment (GMM) techniques, we examine the impacts of financial development on China’s growth performance. ...

Results In this period, 198157 blood donors were compiled. These donors were, for 95%, young men, between 20 and 25 years, from all the parts of the country. This study showed: • A net decrease in prevalence of hepatitis B in 12 years: from 3.54% in 2000 to 0.8% in 2011. • A regional disparity of this prevalence. • No identification of a population at risk. • The improvement of hygiene and the ...

Deepening financial development and rapid economic growth in China have been accompanied by widening income disparity between the coastal and inland regions. In this paper, by employing panel dataset for 29 Chinese provinces over the period of 1990-2001 and applying the generalized method of moment (GMM) techniques, we examine the impacts of financial development on China’s growth performance. ...

The use of peritoneal dialysis (PD) in the treatment of patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) fluctuates considerably from country to country [1]. The proportion varies from 0 to above 60% of the total dialysis population and is most often explained by socioeconomic, health care or reimbursement factors [1–4]. This disparity, however, also exists at the regional or at the centre level an...

In 1986, Neu and Kjellstrand [1] reported that 22% of all end-stage renal disease (ESRD) deaths in a large regional dialysis programme resulted from discontinuation of dialysis therapy. Since then, several retrospective studies in the US have confirmed this observation. Two separate analyses of the US Renal Data System database in two time periods showed that ;20% of patients who die withdraw f...

This paper is an empirical study of the effect of environmental regulation upon technological advancement based on the panel data collected from 30 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions in mainland China from 2000 to 2010. The results show that on a national basis environmental regulation has a positive effect upon technological advancement , but there lies regional disparity between...

Purpose—The unbalanced layout of digital economy agglomeration has a significant impact on regional high-quality development. This study aims to explore the green total factor productivity (GTFP) disparity from two aspects, including theoretical mechanism and empirical effect. Design/methodology/approach—Based data 285 cities above prefecture level in China 2003 2018, super-efficiency undesired...