Trade between the whole of Africa and China (imports and exports summed) grew from $10.6 billion to $73.3 billion … between 2000 and 2007, and between Sub-Saharan Africa and China from $7 billion to $59 billion over the same period. China is … million in 1990 to $2.6 billion in 2006. On the basis of these data, one frequently hears the claim that China is now a …

household choice of children's quantity versus quality. The setting is in Anhui Province, China over the 13th to 20th centuries …

China's Cultural Revolution to understand how these beliefs can be affected, how they impact behavior, and how they are … transmitted across generations. During the Cultural Revolution, China's college admission system based on entrance exams was …

this paper we examine the impact of China's opium legalization on the quantity and price of British opium exports from … India to China during the 19th century. We find little evidence that legalization increased exports or decreased price. Thus …, the evidence suggests China's opium prohibition had a minimal impact on opium consumption …

This paper presents a synopsis of recent NBER studies of the history of corporate governance in Canada, China, France …

We argue that China, with its long history, a relatively stable political system, and multiple regime changes, provides …

due to an increase in public employment? We argue that China, with its long history, a centralized political system, and …