that the only industries in which listed companies in China display strong performance are public utilities, transportation …

relationship in the context of facial recognition AI in China. To do so, we gather comprehensive data on AI firms and government … procurement contracts, as well as on social unrest across China during the last decade. We first show that autocrats benefit from …

-development institutions, how should one understand why Imperial China, with weaker rule of law and property rights, gave the commoners more … par with the Elites in China in terms of power and rights. Based on these narratives, we build a game-theoretical model … differences between Imperial China and Premodern Europe, as well as specific institutions such as the bureaucracy in China and the …

from rural China. Consistent with the model, we find that elections improve (weaken) the implementation of popular …

Autocracy 2.0, exemplified by modern China, is economically robust, technologically advanced, globally engaged, and … controlled through subtle and sophisticated methods. What defines China's political economy, and what drives Autocracy 2.0? What … shift in handling commitment and information challenges. China uses economic incentives to align interests with regime …

China presents several macroeconomic patterns that appear inconsistent with standard stylized facts about economic …

evaluate its welfare consequences. This paper examines an important industrial policy in China in the 2000s, aiming to propel … model of firm entry, exit, investment, and production, we find that the scale of the policy was massive and boosted China …