factor costs, China's economic geography as it influences trade costs, as well as the degree of regional diversity in … China in the 19th century were relatively low …

Popular literature suggests a rapid narrowing of the technology gap between China and the U.S. based on large … (especially in sciences) in China in recent years. Little literature attempts to measure the technology gap directly using … the later reflect both differing factor endowments and technology parameters. This paper assesses changes in China …

We study the economics of international joint ventures with administrative data for China exploiting the change in … foreign direct investment policy as China entered the WTO in the year 2002. Accounting for a quarter of all international …). As China has dropped joint venture requirements and shifted towards wholly foreign-owned FDI as part of becoming a member …

Despite the recent rapid development and greater openness of China's economy, FDI flows between China and … technologically advanced countries are relatively small in both directions. We assess global capital flows in light of China's quid … model to data. We also find large welfare gains for China--and welfare losses for its FDI partners--from quid pro quo …

in China has approximately quadrupled in the last 6 years. The size of entering classes of new students and total student …This paper documents the major transformation of higher education that has been underway in China since 1999 and … evaluates its potential global impacts. Reflecting China's commitment to continued high growth through quality upgrading and the …

We study the causal effect of school curricula on students' stated beliefs and attitudes. We exploit a major textbook … reform in China that was rolled out between 2004 and 2010 with the explicit intention of shaping youths' ideology. To measure … its effect, we present evidence from a novel survey we conducted among 2000 students at Peking University. The sharp …

country using data from the National College Entrance Examination (NCEE) in China. The NCEE is one of the most important … institutions in China and affects hundreds of millions of families. We find that a one-standard-deviation increase in temperature … earnings of students …