Papers in Regional Science © RSAI Volume 93, Issue 2 Pages 223 - 520, June 2014 Special Issue: Regional Science Research in China. Guest editors: Anping Chen, Peter Nijkamp, Takatoshi Tabuchi and Jouke van Dijk INTRODUCTION Regional science research in China: Spatial dynamics, disparities and regional productivity (pages 223–227) Anping Chen, Peter Nijkamp, Takatoshi Tabuchi and Jouke van Dijk Article first published online: 9 JUN 2014 | DOI: 10.1111/pirs.12123 ARTICLES Spatial inequality between developed and developing economies (pages 229–248) Lili Tan and Dao-Zhi Zeng Article first published online: 6 JUN 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/pirs.12046 Time-varying volatility in the Chinese economy: A regional perspective (pages 249–268) Qing He, Jack W. Hou, Boqun Wang and Ning Zhang Article first published online: 2 AUG 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/pirs.12059 Globalization and regional industrial performance: Evidence from China (pages 269–280) Kevin Honglin Zhang Article first published online: 22 DEC 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/pirs.12082 Culture and regional economic development: Evidence from China (pages 281–299) Shuxing Shi, Kunming Huang, Dezhu Ye and Linhui Yu Article first published online: 9 JUN 2014 | DOI: 10.1111/pirs.12114 An economic analysis of ‘home appliances going to the countryside’ in China (pages 301–320) Xiwei Zhu Article first published online: 2 AUG 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/pirs.12058 Regional disparities and productivity in China: Evidence from manufacturing micro data (pages 321–339) Marian Rizov and Xufei Zhang Article first published online: 5 AUG 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/pirs.12051 The spillover effect of FDI and its impact on productivity in high economic output regions: A comparative analysis of the Yangtze River Delta and the Pearl River Delta, China (pages 341–365) Yuyuan Wen Article first published online: 26 NOV 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/pirs.12086 The productivity puzzle of Chinese exporters: Perspectives of local protection and spillover effects (pages 367–384) Rudai Yang and Canfei He Article first published online: 14 MAY 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/pirs.12035 Multi-agent-based simulation on technology innovation-diffusion in China (pages 385–408) Zheng Wang, Zixuan Yao, Gaoxiang Gu, Fei Hu and Xiaoye Dai Article first published online: 22 DEC 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/pirs.12069 Digital urban network connectivity: Global and Chinese internet patterns (pages 409–428) Emmanouil Tranos, Karima Kourtit and Peter Nijkamp Article first published online: 21 JAN 2014 | DOI: 10.1111/pirs.12097 The regional economic effects of a reduction in carbon emissions and an evaluation of offsetting policies in China (pages 429–453) Anping Chen and Nicolaas Groenewold Article first published online: 26 APR 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/pirs.12024 The impacts of management reform on irrigation water use efficiency in the Guanzhong plain, China (pages 455–475) Jianjun Tang, Henk Folmer, Arno J. van der Vlist and Jianhong Xue Article first published online: 30 SEP 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/pirs.12064 Endogenous derivation of optimal environmental policies for proper treatment of stockbreeding wastes in the upstream region of the Miyun Reservoir, Beijing (pages 477–500) Jingjing Yan, Jinghua Sha, Xiao Chu, Feng Xu and Yoshiro Higano Article first published online: 1 NOV 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/pirs.12080 Wealth redistribution in urban land development under a dual land system: A case study of Beijing (pages 501–517) Jinfeng Du, Jean-Claude Thill and Changchun Feng Article first published online: 1 NOV 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/pirs.12076 BOOK REVIEW Service industries and regions: Growth, location and regional effects. edited by Juan R. Cuadrado-Roura (ed.) Series: Advances in Spatial Science. Berlin Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 2013. 447 pp. 98 illus. 24 illus in colour. 107.09 €. ISBN 978-3-642-35801-2. (pages 519–520) Patricio Aroca and Nicolás Garrido Article first published online: 9 JUN 2014 | DOI: 10.1111/pirs.12109