China & World Economy Volume 27 Number 1 January–February 2019

Contents

Bigger Than You Thought: China’s Contribution to Scientifi c Publications and Its Impact on the Global Economy Qingnan
Xie, Richard B. Freeman 1

Inequality of Opportunity in China’s Labor Earnings: The Gender Dimension
Jane Golley, Yixiao Zhou, Meiyan Wang 28

The Evolution and Reshaping of Globalization: A Perspective Based on the Development of Regional Trade Agreements
Xiaohua Bao, Xiaozhuo Wang 51

Taxation and the Environment–Health–Poverty Trap: A Policy Experiment Perspective
Sumei Chen, Ling-Yun He 72

The Impact of Farmland Transfers on Agricultural Investment in China: A Perspective of Transaction Cost Economics
Liangliang Gao, Dingqiang Sun, Cuiping Ma 93

City Size, Population Concentration and Productivity: Evidence from China
Jie Shen, Chunlai Chen, Mengyu Yang, Keyun Zhang 110