China experiences an increasingly severe relative surplus of men in the pre-marital age cohort. The existing literature …

and ever growing presence in the international arena, to jointly frame the challenges faced by China in the next 35 years …This paper is the first chapter in the Oxford Companion to the Economics of China (Oxford University Press, forthcoming …). Rather than trying to summarize other contributors' views, we provide our own perspectives on the Economics of China …

relatively favorable demographic pattern in combination with market-oriented reforms and openness to the world economy, China is …, we assess the likelihood that China can make the necessary transition. Using data on expenditure on research and …