The productivity consequences of pollution-induced migration in China Productivity losses from pollution through the indirect migration channel are approximately as much as the direct health costs of pollution Migration & Urbanisation Gaurav Khanna Wenquan Liang Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak Ran Song Published 11.02.22
Impact of WTO accession: Structural transformation in China China’s accession to WTO reduced trade policy uncertainty, spurred structural change towards manufacturing and services, and increased economic growth Trade Bilge Erten Jessica Leight Published 07.02.22
Subjective evaluation and bureaucratic performance: Experimental evidence from China Uncertainty in the identity of an evaluator discourages evaluator-specific influence activities and significantly improves state employees’ performance Institutions & Political Economy Alain De Janvry Guojun He Elisabeth Sadoulet Shaoda Wang Qiong Zhang Published 31.01.22
Land rights and agricultural productivity: Evidence from China Weak land rights among farmers reduces agricultural productivity and output, hitting skilled farmers hardest Agriculture Tasso Adamopoulos Loren Brandt Jessica Leight Diego Restuccia Published 24.01.22
Communication infrastructure and stabilising food prices: Evidence from the telegraph network in China Timely information brought about by communication infrastructure enables risk-sharing across regions Infrastructure Pei Gao Yu-Hsiang Lei Published 21.01.22
Autocratic rule and social capital: Evidence from Imperial China The impact of persecutions in 17th and 18th century China can still be seen today in the form of less political participation and community engagement Institutions & Political Economy Melanie Meng Xue Published 19.01.22
Fertility, migration, and growth: Evidence from China Migration and fertility decisions are highly integrated, and policies ignoring that relationship can threaten economic growth Migration & Urbanisation Pei-Ju Liao Ping Wang Yin-Chi Wang Chong Kee Yip Published 08.12.21
Making sense of the US-China trade war Chad Bown discusses what happened during the US-China trade war, when, what it meant - and what happens next Trade Chad Bown Published 21.07.21
Reducing rural-urban education gap through computer-assisted learning: Evidence from China An ‘ed tech’ intervention in China had long-lasting positive effects across outcomes, suggesting potential for reducing the rural-urban education gap Education Nicola Bianchi Yi Lu Hong Song Published 26.03.21
