Although China has made impressive progress in economic development and improving social well-being, it is facing many …-300 million new jobs in the coming decade to absorb the millions of laid-offs, rural emigrants and newly added labor force. China … combat the unprecedented employment challenge, China must implement a systemic and sustained strategy, which may consist of …

changing incomes over time is offset or reinforced by horizontal redistribution and re-ranking. He uses panel data from China … of horizontal redistribution and re-ranking in both China-and to a lesser extent Vietnam-more than offset pro …-poor vertical redistribution. Without the horizontal redistribution and re-ranking, the Gini coefficient for China might have fallen …

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

The author analyzes sectoral patterns of investment and saving in China-over time and compared with other countries … several policy debates. Key findings include: (1) investment by enterprises distinguishes China from other countries and … saving between China and other countries-the majority is explained by high saving of the government and enterprises (through …

The author discusses regional development patterns in China and examines effective ways of using development aid to …

the Jiangxi province of China, the authors find changes in relative prices and outside village employment to have opposite … inequalities are a growing concern in China. Whether trade liberalization allows incomes to grow together or to grow apart depends …

The authors assess the implications of multilateral trade reforms for poverty in China. They do so by combining results … trade reforms do in fact reduce poverty in China. The biggest reductions occur in the rural areas-largely as a result of …

different stages of development from a geographic approach in the case of China. It aims at offering empirical supports on (1 …

. The authors explore these issues in China. In addition to providing new evidence on the general impact of health shocks …