We evaluate the role that cities play on individual productivity in China. First, we show that location explains a … external markets does not. Therefore, large agglomeration economies prevail in China and they are more localised than in … China. …

all fast-growing developing economies. The spatial growth pattern of China looks more similar to that in the U.S. than to …

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

In this paper we provide an overview of China’s human capital strategy and educational achievements over the last two … decades. While every one acknowledges China as an economic superpower, very few are aware of or realize China’s notable … Chinese modern higher education system China has made tremendous strides in education both domestically and internationally …

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 …

China’s Hukou system poses severe restrictions on labor mobility. This paper assesses the consequences of relaxing … these restrictions for China’s internal economic geography. We base our analysis on a new economic geography model. First …, we obtain estimates of the important model parameters on the basis of information on 264 of China’s prefecture cities …

Rapid industrialization in East Asia, particularly China, is raising questions about who will feed the region in the … agricultural productivity growth and of slower economic growth in China. Several policy shocks are also examined. They include the … entry of China (and hence Taiwan) into the World Trade Organization (WTO), and the failure to fully abolish the bilateral …