This paper uses provincial time series data from China to empirically investigate two propositions relating to economic … have increased the rate of convergence in per capita incomes across China’s provinces. However, the pattern of FDI, which …

China''s growth record since the start of its economic reforms in 1978 has been extraordinary. Yet, this impressive … to analyze the variation in labor productivity growth across China''s provinces. This approach imposes less structure on … convergence in labor productivity across China''s provinces during 1978-98. However, our results show that provinces converged in …

China''s rapid overall growth since 1978 masks significant differences in relative economic performance across its …

Using business registry data from China, we show that internal capital markets in business groups can propagate …

application of these findings, the paper explores the possible effects of liberalization on China by applying the coefficients of … explanatory variables to the corresponding variables of China in 2012–16 …

The recent wave of foreign investment in China''s banks and the prospects of further opening of the banking sector … under the WTO agreement suggest that foreign banks are likely to play an increasingly important role in China. This paper … investments in China''s banks have been minority shareholdings with very limited management involvement. The paper concludes that …

entry matters more than access to the rest of China, which is consistent with market fragmentation due to underdeveloped …