简介：Thewideapplicationofnewinformationandcommunicationtechnologies(ICTs)hasbeenarguedtobecriticaltobusinesssuccessofsmallandmedium-sizedenterprises(SMEs),especiallytothoseinthedevelopingcountries.Drawinguponexistingliterature,thisarticlewillexaminethedeterminantsofICTsapplicationinSMEsinChinabasedondatacollectedfrominterviewswithtopmanagersand/orownersof70SMEs.Weidentify20factorsaffectingICTsapplicationinSMEsinChinaanddividethemintofourbroadcategories,namelypressures,firmspecificfactors,technicalfactorsandlocalmilieu.WealsopayspecialattentiontotheChinesebusinessenvironmentaffectingICTsapplication.OuranalysisshowsthatlocalICTinfrastructure,externalpressuresfromcompetitorsandICTknowledgeofemployeesarethedeterminantsofInternetapplicationbySMEs,whileproductcharacteristicsandmarkettargetareimportantfactorsofe-commerceadoption.

简介：Inthispaper,weintroducethecombiningstatedpreferenceandrevealedpreferencemethodswhichisthestate-ofthe-artmethodforthevaluationofnon-marketgoods.Revealedpreferencemethodsandstatedpreference(SP)methodshavebothbeenappliedbyeconomistsinvaluingnon-marketgoods;howeverbothmethodshaveinherentweaknesses.Inordertoexploitthestrengthsofthevariousapproacheswhileminimizingtheirweaknesses,combiningthetwomethodshasbecomeanimportantmethodologicaloption.Uptonow,agrowingnumberofliteraturesofstudyingcombingthetwotypesofdatahaveevolved,andresearchersdevelopedthreetypesofmodelstoestimatecombiningrevealedpreferenceandstatedpreferencedatainacademicfields:discretechoicemodel,continuouschoicemodelandmixedchoicemodel.Combiningstatedandrevealedpreferencemethodshavebeendevelopedfastespeciallyinthetransportstudyfieldinwhichideascouldalsobeleantforenvironmentaleconomicstudies.

简介：WiththeeconomicdevelopmentandtheaccelerationofmotorizationinChina,thenumberofprivatecarsincreasesrapidlyinurbanareas.However,thelimitofurbanresourcesandthecontradictionbetweentrafficsupplyanddemandareincreasinglyprominentinlargecities,whileprivatecarconsumptionhasbeenanew'light'inmediumandsmallcities.Consumers’behaviorsdifferfromregiontoregion.Aimingattheaboveproblems,weformulatestructuralequationmodelingandcarryoutempiricalresearch.Inthispaper,acomparativestudyaboutthemaininfluentialfactorsthataffecttheconsumptionofprivatecarsinlargeandsmallcitiesinChinaismade,anditishopedthatsomeguidanceforpolicyrecommendationscanbeobtained.

简介：TheTaoerRiverbasinistheepitomeinthewestofNortheastChinaanditisoneofthemostfragileandsensitiveecoregions.Thus,protectionofwaterqualityoftheTaoerRiverisimportant.Notonlypointsourcepollutionbutnon-pointsource(NPS)pollutionresultsindeterioratingwaterquality.Inthisstudy,long-termhydrologicimpactassessmentmodelwasusedtoevaluatetheimpactsoflandusechangeimpactsonNPSpollution,andthereplacementcostmethodwasusedtocalculatetheeconomiclosscausedbyNPSpollution.ThroughanalyzingtheNPSpollutantloadsofdifferentlandcategoriesandtheeconomicloss,thearticleputsforwardthatthereexistsacloserelationshipbetweenland-usetypesandNPSpollution,andagriculturalpollutionisthemaincomponentoftheNPSpollutioninthisarea.Theresultsofthisstudycanprovidedecision-makingbasisforagriculturaldevelopmentandland-usechange.

简介：Thesmallhydropower(SHP)willbelesscompetitiveintheabsenceofenvironmentalvalue.Thelackofinformationhasbecomeanimportantobstaclechallengingdecision-makersinresource-usechoices.Thispaperisanapplicationofcontingentvaluationmethod(CVM)inruralChinatoestimatethewillingness-to-pay(WTP)forenvironmentalservicesprovidedbyexitinghydropowerstation.Usingthesingle-boundedanddichotomouschoiceCVM,theecologicalvalueofTongjiqiaoReservoir(TJQR)isestimated,andtheannualmeanWTPsofsingle-boundedanddouble-boundedCVMestimationare141.05and219.52Yuan(RMB)/a,respectively.The95%confidenceintervalofannualWTPonanaverageis118.47,166.79Yuan(RMB)/aand204.41,236.22(YuanRMB)/a,respectively.Incontrast,double-boundedmodelcouldobtainmuchmoreinformationofWTPoftheinvestigated,thusreducingtheconfidenceintervalofestimation,andenhancingtheestimationaccuracyoftheWTP.AccordingtotheestimatedmeanWTPofthedouble-boundedCVM,thetotalecosystemservicevalueoftheTJQRis15.54millionYuan(RMB).Comparedwiththeconventionalelectricityoffossilpowerandlargehydropower,theSHPwillbelesscompetitiveintheabsenceofnon-marketvalue,ignoringthattheenvironmentalimpactsofexistingSHPwillunderminethehealthydevelopmentofcleanenergysector.

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