particular the Limarí Valley); (3) China (in particular, the North); (4) South Africa; and (5) the western United States. It …

We examine the price and variety of products at the barcode level in cities within China and the United States. In both … countries, there is a greater variety of products in larger cities. But in China, unlike the United States, the prices of … follows that the cost of living for grocery-store products in China is lower in larger cities. We further compare the cost …

Despite the rapid expansion of U.S.-China trade ties, the increase in U.S. FDI in China, and the expanding amount of ….S. multinationals in China. In this paper, we seek to correct four common misunderstandings by providing a statistical portrait of …

We analyze the effects of China's rapid export expansion following WTO entry on U.S. prices, exploiting cross … with reduced U.S. tariff uncertainty, expanded export participation. We find that China's WTO entry significantly reduced … comes from the entry of new Chinese exporters. China's WTO entry also led other countries exporting to the U.S. to lower …

the industry and commuting-zone levels, and then estimates the impact of the `China shock' on each job-flow type. The … China shock is accounted for by either the increase in Chinese import penetration in the U.S., or by the U.S. policy change … that granted Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) status to China. We find that the China shock affects U.S. employment …

gain due to merchandise exports was 3.7 million jobs. In comparison, U.S. merchandise imports from China led to reduced … from China over 1995-2011 created net demand for about 1.7 million jobs. Comparing the growth of U.S. merchandise exports …

, and economic transition paths of China, Japan, the U.S., and the EU. Each of these countries/regions is entering a period … of rapid and significant aging requiring major fiscal adjustments.In previous studies that excluded China we predicted …, reducing real wages per unit of human capital. Adding China to the model dramatically alters this prediction. Even though China …

The competitive shock to the U.S. manufacturing sector spurred by rising China import competition could either catalyze …

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 …