How air pollution can impact mental health in China Bringing down air pollution in China could improve mental health as evidence shows a causal effect of pollutants on depressive symptoms Energy & Environment Shuai Chen Paulina Oliva Peng Zhang Published 22.04.19
The impact of air pollution on healthcare spending in China Spending increases significantly during the two months following exposure to air pollution. Reducing pollution could save 60 billion yuan annually. Health Panle Jia Barwick Shanjun Li Deyu Rao Nahim Bin Zahur Published 18.04.19
The Mandarin model of growth What is the Mandarin model and how has it affected China's economic and financial stability? Institutions & Political Economy Wei Xiong Published 22.03.19
Is China a meritocracy? Do government officials in China get promoted based on economic performance? Institutions & Political Economy Yang Yao Published 06.03.19
The dynamic effects of computerised VAT invoices on Chinese manufacturing firms Evidence from China shows tax revenues increase in the short run from better enforcement, but these increases decrease over time as firms downsize Firms Haichao Fan Yu Liu Nancy Qian Jaya Wen Published 25.02.19
Does China’s bureaucracy work? Analysing the pattern of promotions provides illuminating evidence on current levels of corruption in Chinese bureaucracy Institutions & Political Economy Peter Lorentzen Published 20.02.19
How do family planning policies reshape the life of the Chinese elderly? A study finds that while family planning has either no effect or a slightly positive one on elderly Chinese parents’ physical health, it can be detrimental to their mental health Institutions & Political Economy Yi Chen Hanming Fang Published 11.02.19
Optimising production: Industrial policies in networks A study finds that promoting upstream sectors to counter resource misallocation raises aggregate efficiency Macroeconomics & Growth Ernest Liu Published 25.01.19
The (unintended) effects of China’s 2004 tax reform Firms used VAT savings from China’s tax reform to invest in machinery as intended, but the reform reduced firm productivity, exports and employment Public Economics Jing Cai Ann Harrison Published 23.01.19
