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Determinants Of Odi From China And Other Emerging Economies: Evidence From New Miro-Level Dataset, Leiyin Zhu
Determinants Of Odi From China And Other Emerging Economies: Evidence From New Miro-Level Dataset, Leiyin Zhu
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As a former major recipient of foreign direct investment (FDI), China is now turning into a big source. Studies have made great attempts to characterize China's outward FDI (ODI), and have explained the forces behind investment decisions. In our study, we first try to illustrate China's outward investment pattern with a background of BRIC countries in terms of sectorial and geographical distribution. Furthermore, by adopting a micro-level dataset, we are going to show a different picture of what has driven China to conduct ODI in host countries in comparison with Russia within the same framework. Our ultimate goal is to …
Gender Differences In Work Values In China, Lulu Nie
Gender Differences In Work Values In China, Lulu Nie
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Based on a nationally representative sample of 10,332 adults from the China General Social Survey 2005 (CGSS2005), this study examines gender differences in work values in China, the mediating effects of marriage and family status, the mediating effects of SES and occupational characteristics and the interaction between gender and family status. Results from ordinal logistic regressions show that women are more likely to rank high earnings, job security, short work time and job autonomy higher, while men are more likely to rank job prestige, job authority, job interest, job promotion, serving others and sense of achievement higher. Marriage and family …