We study the dispersion in rates of provincial economic- and TFP growth in China. Our results show that regional growth … regional gaps in China as well as an efficient means to promote economic growth …

Since the 1980s, China's government has eased restrictions on internal migration. This easing, along with rapid growth … China, especially during the 1990s. However, other important economic and socio-political determinants of interprovincial … gravity model of interprovincial migration in China that includes as explanatory variables: migrant networks in the …

(SOEs) on employment growth, using firm level data for China and a combination of propensity score matching and difference …

China has witnessed rapid increases in the skill premium over the last few decades. In this paper, we study the short …-run effect of capital goods imports on skill premium in China. The surge in capital goods imports, which embody advanced … technology, can explain the rising demand for skills in China. We exploit regional variations in capital goods import exposure …

Coordination of macro-economic development and employment is an essential issue for China's social development, which …

urban informal-sector workers in India. First, we find that men's employment declined by 84 percentage points during …

This paper investigates the impact of macroeconomic shocks on infant mortality in India and investigates likely …