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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
[ 5 min read ]
How does anticorruption enforcement impact the distribution of China's R&D subsidies and their effectiveness in driving innovation?
Stacks of bundled Chinese currency
[ 4 min read ]
Research sheds new light on China’s role as the world’s largest international lender