detailed comparison of the structure and level of GDP in part of the Yangzi Delta and the Netherlands in the 1820s, also taking … of agricultural productivity in this part of China was, however, at about the same level as in the Netherlands (and …The debate about the long-term economic development of China compared with Europe has taken a new turn with the …

Acemoglu, Johnson, Robinson and Yared (2008) document that the cross-country correlation between income per capita and … democracy disappears once including country fixed effects. This paper tests the hypothesis that the effect of income on … framework provides evidence for significant but heterogeneous effects of income on democracy for former colonies and non …

future developments of the Dutch economy, and surveys the political-economic debate in the Netherlands. The focus is on the …

China’s economic reforms have resulted in spectacular growth and poverty reduction. However, China’s institutions look … ill-suited to achieve such a result, and they indeed suffer from serious shortcomings. To solve "China puzzle" this paper … analyses China’s institution - a regionally decentralized authoritarian system. The central government has control over …

Our paper is an attempt to define the contours of the right macroeconomic strategy for China. In a nutshell, we believe …

Intergenerational inequality and old-age poverty are salient issues in contemporary China. China's aging population …

We estimate the effect on economic development of China's industrial policy, in particular, the establishment of …