Repressive Experiences among China Scholars: New Evidence from Survey Data

AbstractThis paper examines the nature of China's current research climate and its effects on foreign scholarship. Drawing on an original survey of over 500 China scholars, we find that repressive research experiences are a rare but real phenomenon and collectively present a barrier to the conduct of research in China. Roughly 9 per cent of China scholars report that they have been “invited to tea” by authorities within the past ten years; 26 per cent of scholars who conduct archival research report being denied access; and 5 per cent of researchers report some difficulty obtaining a visa. The paper provides descriptive information on the nature of these experiences and their determinants. It concludes with a discussion of self-censorship and strategies for conducting research on China.

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Unions and Inequality Over the Twentieth Century: New Evidence from Survey Data

10.3386/w24587 ◽

2018 ◽

Cited By ~ 27

Author(s):

Henry Farber ◽

Daniel Herbst ◽

Ilyana Kuziemko ◽

Suresh Naidu

Keyword(s):

Twentieth Century ◽

Survey Data ◽

New Evidence

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Social Explanations of Lottery Play: New Evidence Based on National Survey Data

Journal of Gambling Studies ◽

10.1007/s10899-018-9748-0 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 34 (4) ◽

pp. 1185-1203 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Mark Lutter ◽

Daria Tisch ◽

Jens Beckert

Keyword(s):

Survey Data ◽

National Survey ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Social Explanations ◽

New Evidence

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New Evidence on Earnings Volatility in Survey and Administrative Data

AEA Papers and Proceedings ◽

10.1257/pandp.20181050 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 108 ◽

pp. 287-291 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Michael D. Carr ◽

Emily E. Wiemers

Keyword(s):

Survey Data ◽

Administrative Data ◽

Panel Study ◽

Program Participation ◽

Income Dynamics ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Earnings Volatility ◽

Apparent Inconsistency ◽

New Evidence

Despite the rise in cross-sectional inequality since the late 1990s, there is little consensus on trends in earnings volatility during this period. Using consistent samples and methods in administrative earnings data matched to the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP GSF) and survey data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID), we examine earnings volatility for men from 1978 through 2011. In contrast to the apparent inconsistency in trends across administrative and survey data in the existing literature, we find recent increases in volatility in the SIPP GSF and the PSID, though increases are larger in the PSID.

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What determines obesity in oil-rich UAE? New evidence from survey data

Applied Economics Letters ◽

10.1080/13504851.2013.829186 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 20 (17) ◽

pp. 1574-1579 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Marina-Selini Katsaiti ◽

Amany A. El Anshasy

Keyword(s):

Survey Data ◽

New Evidence

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Price Setting in German Manufacturing: New Evidence from New Survey Data

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.2785226 ◽

2005 ◽

Author(s):

Harald Stahl

Keyword(s):

Survey Data ◽

Price Setting ◽

New Evidence

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The impact of alternative policies on livestock farmers' willingness to recycle manure: evidence from central China

China Agricultural Economic Review ◽

10.1108/caer-09-2019-0158 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (4) ◽

pp. 583-594 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Qian Li ◽

Jingjing Wang ◽

Xiaoyang Wang ◽

Yubin Wang

Keyword(s):

Survey Data ◽

Policy Instruments ◽

Optimal Strategies ◽

Central China ◽

Positive Interaction ◽

Content Type ◽

Livestock Farmers ◽

The Impact ◽

New Evidence ◽

Better Than

PurposeThis article examines the impact of different policy instruments on livestock farmers' willingness to recycle manure. The results shed light on the optimal policy combination.Design/methodology/approachA game theoretical framework is constructed to illustrate farmers' optimal strategies under different policies. Theoretical results are empirically tested by survey data from beef cattle farmers in Central China.FindingsEmpirical results show that penalties work better than subsidies if each type of policy is implemented separately. The authors also find a positive interaction between subsidy and penalty policies, suggesting that a combination of subsidy and penalty policies produces the best outcome in incentivizing livestock farmers to recycle manure. Furthermore, planting and breeding simultaneously have the strongest effect on increasing livestock farmers' willingness to recycle manure, suggesting that the combination of planting and breeding can be an optimal strategy for manure management.Originality/valueThis study is based on firsthand survey data and provides new evidence on the effectiveness of alternative environmental policies on manure recycling.

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