Publications

by members of

Center for Agricutural and Rural Development (CARD)
Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, China

Working papers

2008

1. Mu, Ren & Zhang, Xiaobo, 2008. "Gender difference in the long-term impact of famine:," IFPRI Discussion Papers 760, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). [Downloadable!]
2. Ruan, Jianqing & Zhang, Xiaobo, 2008. "Finance and cluster-based industrial development in China:," IFPRI Discussion Papers 768, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). [Downloadable!]

2007

1. Zhang, Xiaobo & Tan, Kong-Yam, 2007. "Incremental Reform and Distortions in China’s Product and Factor Markets," MPRA Paper 6804, University Library of Munich, Germany. [Downloadable!]
2. Zhang, Xiaobo & Xing, Li & Fan, Shenggen & Luo, Xiaopeng, 2007. "Resource abundance and regional development in China:," IFPRI Discussion Papers 713, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). [Downloadable!]
3. Huang, Zuhui & Zhang, Xiaobo & Zhu, Yunwei, 2007. "The role of clustering in rural industrialization: A Case Study of the Footwear Industry in Wenzhou," IFPRI Discussion Papers 705, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). [Downloadable!]
4. Zhang, Xiaobo & Rockmore, Marc & Chamberlin, Jordan, 2007. "A typology for vulnerability and agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa:," IFPRI Discussion Papers 734, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). [Downloadable!]
5. Kourtellos, Andros & Tan, Chih Ming & Zhang, Xiaobo, 2007. "Is the relationship between aid and economic growth nonlinear?:," IFPRI Discussion Papers 694, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). [Downloadable!]

2006

1. Zhang, Xiaobo, 2006. "Asymmetric property rights in China's economic growth:," DSGD discussion papers 28, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). [Downloadable!]
2. Xing, Li & Fan, Shenggen & Luo, Xiaopeng & Zhang, Xiaobo, 2006. "Village inequality in Western China: implications for development strategy in lagging regions," DSGD discussion papers 31, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). [Downloadable!]
3. Rockmore, Marc & Zhang, Xiaobo, 2006. "Moving up and moving down: a new way of examining country growth dynamics," DSGD discussion papers 34, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). [Downloadable!]
4. Andros Kourtellos & Chih Ming Tan & Xiaobo Zhang, 2006. "Is the Relationship Between Aid and Economic Growth Nonlinear?," Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University 0614, Department of Economics, Tufts University. [Downloadable!]
5. Gajwani, Kiran & Kanbur, Ravi & Zhang, Xiaobo, 2006. "Comparing the evolution of spatial inequality in China and India: a fifty-year perspective," DSGD discussion papers 44, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). [Downloadable!]

2005

1. Mukherjee, Anit & Zhang, Xiaobo, 2005. "Rural non-farm development in China and India," DSGD discussion papers 24, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). [Downloadable!]

2004

1. Wood, Stanley & You, Liangzhi & Zhang, Xiaobo, 2004. "Spatial patterns of crop yields in Latin America and the Caribbean:," EPTD discussion papers 124, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). [Downloadable!]
2. Fan, Shenggen & Zhang, Xiaobo & Rao, Neetha, 2004. "Public expenditure, growth, and poverty reduction in rural Uganda," DSGD discussion papers 4, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). [Downloadable!]
3. Zhang, Xiaobo, 2004. "Security is like oxygen," DSGD discussion papers 6, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). [Downloadable!]
4. Zhang, Xiaobo & Johnson, Michael & Resnick, Danielle & Robinson, Sherman, 2004. "Cross-country typologies and development strategies to end hunger in Africa," DSGD discussion papers 8, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). [Downloadable!]
5. Zhang, Xiaobo & Tan, Kong-Yam, 2004. "Blunt to sharpened razor," DSGD discussion papers 13, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). [Downloadable!]

2003

1. Kanbur, Ravi & Zhang, Xiaobo, 2003. "Spatial Inequality in Education and Health Care in China," CEPR Discussion Papers 4136, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

2002

1. Zhang, Xiaobo & Fan, Shenggen & Zhang, Linxiu & Huang, Jikun, 2002. "Local governance and public goods provision in rural China:," EPTD discussion papers 93, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). [Downloadable!]
2. Diao, Xinshen & Fan, Shenggen & Zhang, Xiaobo, 2002. "How China's WTO accession affects rural economy in the less-developed regions," TMD discussion papers 87, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). [Downloadable!]
3. Fan, Shenggen & Zhang, Linxiu & Zhang, Xiaobo, 2002. "Growth, inequality, and poverty in rural China: the role of public investments," Research reports 125, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). [Downloadable!]

2001

1. Kanbur, Ravi & Zhang, Xiaobo, 2001. "Fifty Years of Regional Inequality in China: A Journey through Revolution, Reform and Openness," CEPR Discussion Papers 2887, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
2. Zhang, Xiaobo & Fan, Shenggen, 2001. "How productive is infrastructure?: new approach and evidence from rural India," EPTD discussion papers 84, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). [Downloadable!]
3. Zhang, Xiaobo & Li, Guo, 2001. "Does Guanxi matter to nonfarm employment?:," EPTD discussion papers 74, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). [Downloadable!]
4. Fan, Shenggen & Fang, Cheng & Zhang, Xiaobo, 2001. "How agricultural research affects urban poverty in developing countries: the case of China," EPTD discussion papers 83, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). [Downloadable!]

2000

1. Zhang, Xiaobo & Mount, Tim D. & Boisvert, Richard N., 2000. "Industrialization, urbanization, and land use in China:," EPTD discussion papers 58, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). [Downloadable!]
2. Fan, Shenggen & Zhang, Linxiu & Zhang, Xiaobo, 2000. "Growth and poverty in rural China: the role of public investments," EPTD discussion papers 66, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). [Downloadable!]
3. Zhang, Xiaobo & Fan, Shenggen, 2000. "Public investment and regional inequality in rural China:," EPTD discussion papers 71, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). [Downloadable!]

1999

1. Zhang, Xiaobo & Fan, Shenggen, 1999. "Estimating crop-specific production technologies in Chinese agriculture: a generalized maximum entropy approach," EPTD discussion papers 50, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). [Downloadable!]
2. Fan, Shenggen & Zhang, Xiaobo & Robinson, Sherman, 1999. "Past and future sources of growth for China:," EPTD discussion papers 53, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). [Downloadable!]

Undated

1. Andros Kourtelos & Chih Ming Tan & Xiaobo Zhang, . "Is the Relationship Between Aid and Economics Growth Nonlinear?," University of Cyprus Working Papers in Economics 11-2006, University of Cyprus Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]

Journal articles

2008

1. Li, X.-Y. & Zhao, W.-W. & Song, Y.-X. & Wang, W. & Zhang, X.-Y., 2008. "Rainfall harvesting on slopes using contour furrows with plastic-covered transverse ridges for growing Caragana korshinskii in the semiarid region of China," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 95(5), pages 539-544, May. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

2007

1. Kourtellos, Andros & Tan, Chih Ming & Zhang, Xiaobo, 2007. "Is the relationship between aid and economic growth nonlinear?," Journal of Macroeconomics, Elsevier, vol. 29(3), pages 515-540, September. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
2. Mukherjee, Anit & Zhang, Xiaobo, 2007. "Rural Industrialization in China and India: Role of Policies and Institutions," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 35(10), pages 1621-1634, October. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

2006

1. Xiaobo Zhang, 2006. "Book Review," Journal of Economic Inequality, Springer, vol. 4(2), pages 247-249, August. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
2. Wan, Guanghua & Zhang, Xiaobo, 2006. "Rising inequality in China," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 34(4), pages 651-653, December. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
3. Zhang, Xiaobo, 2006. "Fiscal decentralization and political centralization in China: Implications for growth and inequality," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 34(4), pages 713-726, December. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
4. Zhehui Luo & Ren Mu & Xiaobo Zhang, 2006. "Famine and Overweight in China," Review of Agricultural Economics, American Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 28(3), pages 296-304, 09. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

2005

1. Ravi Kanbur & Xiaobo Zhang, 2005. "Fifty Years of Regional Inequality in China: a Journey Through Central Planning, Reform, and Openness," Review of Development Economics, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 9(1), pages 87-106, 02. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
2. Banister, Judith & Zhang, Xiaobo, 2005. "China, Economic Development and Mortality Decline," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 33(1), pages 21-41, January. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
3. ZHANG, Xiaobo & KANBUR, Ravi, 2005. "Spatial inequality in education and health care in China," China Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 16(2), pages 189-204. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

2004

1. Xiaobo Zhang & Shenggen Fan, 2004. "How Productive Is Infrastructure? A New Approach and Evidence from Rural India," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, American Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 86(2), pages 492-501, 05. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
2. Zhang, Xiaobo & Fan, Shenggen, 2004. "Public investment and regional inequality in rural China," Agricultural Economics, Blackwell, vol. 30(2), pages 89-100, March. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
3. FAN, Shenggen & ZHANG, Xiaobo, 2004. "Infrastructure and regional economic development in rural China," China Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 15(2), pages 203-214. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
4. Xiaobo Zhang & Timothy D. Mount & Richard N. Boisvert, 2004. "Industrialization, urbanization and land use in China," Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 2(3), pages 207-224, September. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
5. Zhang, Xiaobo & Fan, Shenggen & Zhang, Linxiu & Huang, Jikun, 2004. "Local governance and public goods provision in rural China," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 88(12), pages 2857-2871, December. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
6. Stanley Wood & Liangzhi You & Xiaobo Zhang, 2004. "Spatial Patterns of Crop Yields in Latin America and the Caribbean," Cuadernos de Economía (Latin American Journal of Economics), Instituto de Economía. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile., vol. 41(124), pages 361-381. [Downloadable!]
7. Fan, Shenggen & Zhang, Linxiu & Zhang, Xiaobo, 2004. "Reforms, Investment, and Poverty in Rural China," Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press, vol. 52(2), pages 395-421, January.

2003

1. Shenggen Fan & Xiaobo Zhang & Sherman Robinson, 2003. "Structural Change and Economic Growth in China," Review of Development Economics, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 7(3), pages 360-377, 08. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
2. Zhang, Xiaobo & Li, Guo, 2003. "Does guanxi matter to nonfarm employment?," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 31(2), pages 315-331, June. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
3. Diao, Xinshen & Fan, Shenggen & Zhang, Xiaobo, 2003. "China's WTO accession: impacts on regional agricultural income-- a multi-region, general equilibrium analysis," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 31(2), pages 332-351, June. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
4. Fan, Shenggen & Fang, Cheng & Zhang, Xiaobo, 2003. "Agricultural Research and Urban Poverty: The Case of China," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 31(4), pages 733-741, April. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
5. Xiaobo Zhang & Kevin H. Zhang, 2003. "How Does Globalisation Affect Regional Inequality within A Developing Country? Evidence from China," The Journal of Development Studies, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 39(4), pages 47-67, April. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

2002

1. Xiaobo Zhang & Shenggen Fan & Ximing Cai, 2002. "The Path of Technology Diffusion: Which Neighbors to Learn From?," Contemporary Economic Policy, Oxford University Press, vol. 20(4), pages 470-478, October.
2. Fan, Shenggen & Zhang, Xiaobo, 2002. "Production and Productivity Growth in Chinese Agriculture: New National and Regional Measures," Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press, vol. 50(4), pages 819-38, July.
3. FANG, Cheng & ZHANG, Xiaobo & FAN, Shenggen, 2002. "Emergence of urban poverty and inequality in China: evidence from household survey," China Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 13(4), pages 430-443, December. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

2001

1. Zhang, Xiaobo & Fan, Shenggen, 2001. " Estimating Crop-Specific Production Technologies in Chinese Agriculture: A Generalized Maximum Entropy Approach," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, American Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 83(2), pages 378-88, May. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
2. Xiaobo Zhang & Ravi Kanbur, 2001. "What difference do polarisation measures make? an application to China," The Journal of Development Studies, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 37(3), pages 85-98, January. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
3. Xiaobo Zhang & Timothy D. Mount & Richard N. Boisvert, 2001. "The Demand for Food Grain in China: New Insights into a Controversy," Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association, vol. 30(1), pages 1-9, April. [Downloadable!]

1999

1. Kanbur, Ravi & Zhang, Xiaobo, 1999. "Which Regional Inequality? The Evolution of Rural-Urban and Inland-Coastal Inequality in China from 1983 to 1995," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 27(4), pages 686-701, December. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

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