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China Economic Update, June 2023 : Sustaining Growth through the Recovery and Beyond

World Bank Group - 2023

. However, growth momentum has slowed since April, indicating that China's recovery remains fragile and dependent on policy … support. China's GDP growth is projected to rise to a 5.6 percent in 2023, led by a rebound in consumer spending. The economic … recovery offers an important opportunity for policymakers to refocus their efforts on achieving China's longer-term development …

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Understanding effective teaching practices in Chinese classrooms : evidence from a pilot study of primary and junior secondary schools in Guangdong, China

Coflan, Andrew; Ragatz, Andrew B.; Hasan, Amer; Pan, Yilin - 2018

This study documents the results of a pilot study jointly undertaken by the World Bank and the Guangdong Department of Education to assess teaching practices in public primary and junior secondary schools using the Classroom Assessment Scoring System tool. The tool was used to conduct classroom...

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Paris climate agreement and the global economy : winners and losers

Mani, Muthukumara S.; Hussein, Zekarias; Narayanan, Badri; … - 2018

China, the United States, and India, decided on a more gradual phasing out extending beyond 2030. This paper estimates the … welfare loss of about 1.5 percent. Some of the major emitters, such as China and India, will experience minimal impacts to …

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Trade linkages between the belt and road economies

Boffa, Mauro - 2018

This paper studies the production and trade linkages between a selected group of economies belonging to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). After defining a group of Belt and Road Economies, the paper uses three standard trade databases to analyze trade and production linkages among these...

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The impact of positive agricultural income shocks on rural Chinese households

Leight, Jessica - 2018

In the post-collectivization period, rural Chinese households were required to sell part of their grain output to the state at a below-market price; however, increases in this quota price beginning in 1993 generated substantial positive income shocks. These income shocks also varied...

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Exposure of belt and road economies to China trade shocks

Bastos, Paulo - 2018

The Belt and Road Initiative seeks to deepen China's international integration by improving infrastructure and … detailed bilateral trade data for 1995-2015 to assess the degree of exposure of Belt and Road economies to China trade shocks …. The econometric results reveal that China's trade growth significantly affected the exports of Belt and Road economies …

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Foreign investment across the belt and road : patterns, determinants and effects

Chen, Maggie Xiaoyang; Lin, Chuanhao - 2018

This paper examines the patterns and economic effects of foreign direct investment across the Belt and Road Initiative countries and assesses the potential role of the initiative in shaping the patterns and effects. Exploring cross-country bilateral transportation cost and foreign investment...

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How much will the Belt and Road Initiative reduce trade costs?

Soyres, François de; Mulabdic, Alen; Murray, Siobhan; … - 2018

This paper studies the impact of transport infrastructure projects of the Belt and Road Initiative on shipment times and trade costs. Based on a new data on completed and planned Belt and Road transport projects, Geographic Information System analysis is used to estimate shipment times before...

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Stationary bandits, state capacity, and the Malthusian transition : the lasting impact of the Taiping Rebellion

Xu, Lixin Colin; Yang, Li - 2018

The Taiping Rebellion (1851-1864) in China was the deadliest civil war in history. This paper provides evidence that …

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Can information influence the social insurance participation decision of China's rural migrants?

Giles, John; Meng, Xin; Xue, Sen; Zhao, Guochang - 2018

insurance and pension programs among China's rural-urban migrants. Among workers without a contract, the information …

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