model incorporating England's and China's distinct pre-modern risk-sharing institutions. The model predicts a transition in … England and not China even with equal levels of risk sharing. Under the clan-based Chinese institution, the relatively risk …

the country to target the world as its market. This research discusses the role of international trade in China's economic … growth. It starts with a review of conceptions as well as the evolution of China's international trade regime and the policy … that China has taken in favor of trade sectors. In addition, China's international trade performance is analyzed …

China's rapid growth was fueled by substantial physical capital investments applied to a large stock of medium skilled … the past decade, China has made substantial investments in producing it. The egalitarian access to medium skilled …. China's growth will be fostered by expanding access to all levels of education, reducing impediments to labor mobility, and …

Using a national sample of Urban Household Surveys, we document several profound changes in China's wage structure … the major forces behind the evolving wage structure in China …

structure and evolution of gender differentials in China by simultaneously estimating demand-side wage and productivity outcomes …

This paper analyzes child poverty in Bangladesh and China during periods of rapid economic growth in both countries. It … found to be more extensive in Bangladesh than in China, and is very much a problem for rural children in both countries. The …

China has achieved tremendous economic progress in the last three decades, but there is much work to be done to make … corresponding improvements in the economic welfare of its citizens. We discuss the complex challenges that Chinese policymakers face … in striking the right balance in terms of speed and coordination of reforms. We argue that China's current stage of …

neither poor nor rich in the developed world, we estimate that China's global middle class grew rapidly after 2002, reaching …