The impact of intranational trade barriers on exports: Evidence from a nationwide VAT rebate reform in China Rising local protectionism reduces interprovincial trade and manufacturing exports, and increases ’inward-looking’ sourcing by local intermediaries Trade Jie Bai Jiahua Liu Published 19.02.20
Going green in China: Firms’ responses to stricter environmental regulations Firms are reactive to better enforcement of emission controls. This effect is more apparent among firms in industries with higher pollution intensity Energy & Environment Haichao Fan Joshua Graff Zivin Zonglai Kou Xueyue Liu Huanhuan Wang Published 10.02.20
China’s 2009 VAT reform and lumpy investment behaviour Tax policies that reduce firm inaction are more effective at stimulating investment than policies that simply lower the cost of investment Firms Zhao Chen Xian Jiang Zhikuo Liu Juan Carlos Suárez Serrato Daniel Yi Xu Published 13.01.20
Industrial policies in production networks The industrial sectors a government chooses to support are critical to development by inducing ripple effects on production networks at large Firms Ernest Liu Published 04.09.19
Promotion incentives for public servants and improved service delivery Better public services can be achieved, at least in part, through public service promotions that are conducted in a fair and systematic manner Public Economics Naureen Karachiwalla Albert Park Published 16.08.19
Globalisation and the rise of Narcos: Understanding violent crime in urban Mexico Manufacturing job loss, induced by competition with China, increased cocaine trafficking, thereby increasing violent crime in urban areas in Mexico Labour Markets Melissa Dell Ben Feigenberg Kensuke Teshima Published 27.05.19
The US-China trade deal: An opportunity to reignite growth? A new trade deal could open opportunities for foreign and domestic private firms if China is willing to open sectors and protect intellectual property Trade David Dollar Published 10.05.19
Technology transfer and the rise of China Who wins and losses in the technology trade war? John van Reenen (MIT) explains why technology transfer in a globalised world isn’t a zero sum game Firms John Van Reenen Published 08.05.19
How did China move up the global value chains? Liberalising trade and FDI is key to the promotion of domestic value added into a country’s exports, as the Chinese experience highlights Trade Hiau Looi Kee Heiwai Tang Published 06.05.19
