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Is there a Political “Left” or “Right” in China? Charting China’s Ideological Spectrum
Analysis of hundreds of thousands of survey responses reveals that ideological positions in China do not align neatly along a left-right divide, but do reflect important economic, political, and nationalistic preferences of China’s body politic
China Briefs
Two decades of data show rewiring, not decoupling, in U.S.-China economic relations
How do China’s annual GDP growth targets shape local government investment, land sales, and accumulation of debt?
Have China’s industrial policies boosted the value of domestic content in China’s exports?
How much does “learning by doing” help explain China’s spectacular rise in EV battery production?
What are the economic and political forces that shape the content and effectiveness of China’s industrial policies?
How have China’s state-owned lenders dealt with the growing repayment difficulties on overseas loans?
Many of China’s manufacturing firms report receiving “Made in China 2025” subsidies or support. Has that made them more productive?
Where has China overbuilt most and what are the implications?
China’s dominance in labor-intensive manufacturing peaked more than a decade ago. How much have others taken on the mantle?
During the pandemic, China saw a massive drop in housing demand, yet prices did not fall in parallel. What happened?
Research provides the first empirical account of the wealth gap between CCP and non-CCP households in urban China from 1995 to 2017
China’s bank managers face monthly lending quotas. What is the effect of these quotas on the accumulation of bad debt and economic efficiency?
New research examines the economic costs and benefits of China’s 2009 banking deregulation
By analyzing China’s 2015 stock market crash, researchers explore the tradeoffs of large-scale government stock purchases for its financial markets
Nationally representative data reveals trends in China’s income growth, inequality, and the role of government redistribution since 1988
New research explores the connection between China’s government subsidies and firm-level productivity growth
Researchers provide a look into the evolution and institutional roots of income and wealth inequality in Hong Kong over the last four decades
Survey analysis of over 40,000 graduating college students in China reveals their preferences for jobs in the state sector and their employment outcomes
Using a new measure of state ownership, researchers reexamine the role of SOEs in advancing China’s economy
How distinct are the lines in China today between state-owned enterprises and privately-owned enterprises?
Did business involvement in assisting local governments achieve anti-poverty goals impact corporate access to credit and firm outcomes?
Analysis of a unique dataset provides a systematic estimate of the accumulation and distribution of China’s wealth and income between 1978 and 2015
A novel study analyzes China’s use of certain foreign technology transfer policies after it joined the WTO in 2001
Research sheds new light on a looming crisis in China’s property sector
How do fluctuations in land prices impact firms beyond the real estate sector?