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Bank of China building
[ 5 min read ]
China’s bank managers face monthly lending quotas. What is the effect of these quotas on the accumulation of bad debt and economic efficiency?
Feature figure of finance chart for VC and AI
[ 5 min read ]
What do China’s government venture capital (VC) investments reveal about China’s VC industry and AI firms?
Photo of shipping yard and crates
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How much have shifting sentiment on global trade and recent U.S. policy actions restructured U.S. import value chains and their reliance on China?
Image showing China NPC event
[ 5 min read ]
How much do career tracks and patronage networks matter for those who reach the highest echelons of power within the Chinese Communist Party?
Women in skyscraper checking her phone
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Why does China’s government charge political critics with non-political crimes when political activism itself is often illegal?
Image of ballot box
[ 5 min read ]
Why did China’s government allow for village elections only to later deprive elected officials of meaningful authority?
Feature figure of young tommuting workers in China
[ 6 min read ]
New research assesses the likelihood of China’s top talent to launch businesses versus join the state sector
Feature figure of ATM withdrawal in China
[ 6 min read ]
New research examines the economic costs and benefits of China’s 2009 banking deregulation
Wall displaying digital tickers of stock information
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By analyzing China’s 2015 stock market crash, researchers explore the tradeoffs of large-scale government stock purchases for its financial markets
19th century newspaper of western soldiers in rural China
[ 5 min read ]
New research explores how the promotion of a “victimization narrative” in China affects national identity, foreign policy, and regime support
Reverse Brain Drain feature figure of Asian-American scientists in a lab
[ 5 min read ]
What are the ongoing consequences of the U.S. Department of Justice’s policy on scientists of Chinese descent in the U.S.?
Photo of empty boardroom seats
[ 5 min read ]
China’s government barred public officials from holding directorships on corporate boards in 2013. How has this regulation affected firm performance?
Photos of a handshake
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New research explores how the relationships between firms and local government officials are built in China following political turnovers
Courtroom in China
[ 5 min read ]
How have China’s judicial reforms aimed at shielding local courts from the influence of local governments affected judicial and economic outcomes?
Skyline of city, with skyscrapers is distance
[ 5 min read ]
Nationally representative data reveals trends in China’s income growth, inequality, and the role of government redistribution since 1988
Iamge of hands working on laptops and tablets
[ 5 min read ]
How do venture capital/private equity fund managers assess the relative costs and benefits of government capital investment?
Empty seats in boardroom.
[ 4 min read ]
New research explores the connection between China’s government subsidies and firm-level productivity growth
Students seated at desks, looking down at work
[ 5 min read ]
How much do households in China spend on their children’s education?
Robot arms assembling car on assembly line
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How much did China’s domestic automakers benefit from a policy that forced foreign firms to form joint ventures in exchange for market access?
Photo of vehicles traveling down a busy Asian street
[ 5 min read ]
Researchers provide a look into the evolution and institutional roots of income and wealth inequality in Hong Kong over the last four decades
Cargo boxes waiting to be lifted onto cargo ships
[ 5 min read ]
To what extent did China use unofficial trade restrictions (versus official tariffs) in the U.S.-China trade war?
Figure in gown holding rolled scroll of graduation
[ 5 min read ]
Survey analysis of over 40,000 graduating college students in China reveals their preferences for jobs in the state sector and their employment outcomes
Chinese flag flying in front of a skyscraper
[ 5 min read ]
Using a new measure of state ownership, researchers reexamine the role of SOEs in advancing China’s economy
Hand holding a small Chinese flag with skyscrapers in background
[ 5 min read ]
A new study explores the effectiveness of China’s state media to promote its political and economic model abroad
slihouette of two men shaking hands in hallway
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How does anticorruption enforcement impact the distribution of China's R&D subsidies and their effectiveness in driving innovation?