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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’s local officials face competing incentives that complicate the task of delivering growth
Competition for promotion among local officials exacerbates misallocation and fragments China’s domestic market
A new study shows China’s central-bank credit expansion boosts firm borrowing and output, but barely raises household spending
As Chinese scientists working abroad increasingly return to China, the payoff for Chinese science has been deep and wide
Analysts use Japan’s lengthy adjustment to show how long and deep China’s real estate correction can run, despite institutional differences
Structural factors may drive China's trade surplus more than subsidies or currency manipulation, new analysis finds
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