Rural Development Institute

Recent papers from Rural Development Institute

1. How Trade Policy Uncertainty Influences the Digital Transformation of Commercial Banks? Evidence from ChinaEmerging Markets Finance and Trade · 2026
2. Farmers’ perspectives of how farmer research networks shape behaviour and contribute to agroecological systems change in Eastern and Southern AfricaFrontiers in Sustainable Food Systems · 2026
3. The impact of sky-building view factor on urban thermal–atmospheric environmental qualities via ENVI-met simulationIndoor and Built Environment · 2026
4. The Impact of Environmental Regulation on Air Quality: Empirical Evidence from the National Ecological Civilization Demonstration Counties Policy in ChinaJournal of Urban Planning and Development · 2026
5. Digital Inclusion or Digital Exclusion? Digital Skills and Employment Quality Among Older Migrant Workers: Evidence from ChinaSustainability · 2026
6. Policy Incentives, Optimization of Land Resource Allocation, and County-Level Total Factor ProductivityLand · 2026
7. The Commitment Problem of Testament Execution: Buyability, Lemons, and Limits2026
8. Self-Preserving Agents: An Economic Theory of Shutdown, Entrenchment, and Succession2026
9. Observable but Incomprehensible: Delegation under Verification Capacity Constraints2026
10. The Role of Social and Economic Safety Nets in Enhancing Community Stability: An Analytical StudyHumanitarian and Natural Sciences Journal · 2026
11. Organizational Support, Technology Perception, and Farmers’ Green Transformation of Land UtilizationLand · 2026
12. Incorporating Multiple Feed Resources Reduces the Overestimation of Grassland Overstocking in China’s Major Pastoral ProvincesSustainability · 2026
13. From AI learning self-efficacy to perceived digital creativity: a four-wave time-lagged study of digital technology adoption and online collaborative learning among university studentsInteractive Learning Environments · 2026
14. Genome-Edited Nuruk-Derived Yeast for Enhancing Quality and Flavor of Fermented FoodsJournal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry · 2026
15. Breaking spatial barriers: how urban-rural transportation integration reshapes rural entrepreneurial entryJournal of Rural Studies · 2026
16. Green FinTech and the Transition in Energy Consumption Structure: Evidence from ChinaSustainability · 2026
17. Can Conservation Tillage Enhance Farmers’ Production Resilience? Evidence from China’s Black Soil RegionLand · 2026
18. Livelihood capital heterogeneity and post-relocation differentiation among poverty-alleviated households: evidence from the Liangshan Yi region, ChinaFrontiers in Sustainable Food Systems · 2026
19. Willingness to reduce chemical inputs and adopt organic-related practices: a health belief model analysis of smallholder farmers in Northwest BangladeshFrontiers in Sustainable Food Systems · 2026
20. Plasticulture as Climate Adaptation: How Knowledge Systems, Market Governance, and Environmental Trade‐Offs Shape Sustainable LivelihoodsSustainable Development · 2026