Real estate investment accounts for a quarter of total fixed asset investment (FAI) in China. The real estate sector … estate investment in China though a low-probability event would be sizable, with large spillovers to a number of China … and the rest of the G20 economies, we find that a 1-percent decline in China's real estate investment would shave about 0 …

There has been little systematic empirical study on the relationship between remittances and growth. This paper … attempts to examine this relationship. Using a newly constructed crosscountry of data series for remittances covering a large … sample of developing countries, we relate the interaction between remittances and financial development and its impact on …

This paper analyzes the link between remittances inflows and nonperforming loans (NPLs) in a large sample of developing … indicate a stronger marginal impact of remittances in a context of high macroeconomic instability, suggesting a significant … effect of remittances on the likelihood of the private sector’s credit default during shocks. These results hold even after …

Investment has grown rapidly in China in recent years, reaching more than 40 percent of GDP. Despite good progress on … bank and enterprise reforms, weaknesses remain that could contribute to inefficient investment decisions. Manufacturing …, infrastructure, and real estate have been the drivers of fixed asset investment. Econometric analysis presented in the paper suggests …