We analyze a new management survey for around 1,000 firms and 10,000 employees across two large provinces in China. The …

admissions data for 1.8 million individuals with the universe of firm registration records in China. Within a college, we find …

China has witnessed rapid increases in the skill premium over the last few decades. In this paper, we study the short …-run effect of capital goods imports on skill premium in China. The surge in capital goods imports, which embody advanced … technology, can explain the rising demand for skills in China. We exploit regional variations in capital goods import exposure …

This paper empirically investigates the labor market effects of China's 2007 VAT reform, which significantly reduced …

China has witnessed rapid increases in the skill premium over the last few decades. In this paper, we study the short …-run effect of capital goods imports on skill premium in China. The surge in capital goods imports, which embody advanced … technology, can explain the rising demand for skills in China. We exploit regional variations in capital goods import exposure …