rate parity and the quantity theory were all present. The economics of Imperial China witnessed boom and bust, inflation …We discuss monetary thought in ancient China from the perspective of Western monetary theory. It sets out the structure … of economic activity in the various dynasties of ancient China and emphasizes the differences in monetary structure from …

In countries, such as Singapore, that have implemented vehicle congestion policies, recent years have seen a shift …

upcoming ministerial meeting in Singapore this December. It makes a number of points. Progress within the GATT/WTO on this … paper also argues that despite (and beyond) Singapore, one has to go further than the GATT/WTO to see the potential …

(China, India, Russia, Brazil) on the other. …

. We calibrate such a model to China's trade with the rest of the world and explore two country tariff games using 2005 …

China's growth strategy as set out in the 11th 5-year plan in 2005 called for upgrading of product quality, the … with this policy, China has been involved in recent years with the development of a Chinese standard in third generation (3 … experience raises issues for China's future development strategy based on product and process upgrading in manufacturing. We …

low wage rapidly growing countries in the BRIC group (Brazil, Russia, India, China) and the groups of countries as a sub …

We document key features of the deepening economic relationship between Brazil and China. This is evident from sharply … international fora. Data presented show bilateral trade between Brazil and China surging after 2001 and China is now Brazil … rates suggest that China will become the dominant trade partner for Brazil surprisingly soon. …

In this paper we focus on the rapidly deepening bilateral India-China economic relationship. Each is deeply integrating … into the global economy through trade and FDI inflows, China is seen as primarily manufacturing-lead growth with India as … China, and the two have to be considered a joint global presence. India and China are thus viewed in the literature in …

than below one. We use time series data on labor's share in GDP to estimate a substitution elasticity for China, finding … role of factor substitution in future Chinese growth. We argue that high growth in China can be supported in such a …