Weak institutions ought to deter foreign direction investment (FDI), and mass media stories highlight China …'s institutional deficiencies, yet China is now one of the world's largest FDI destinations. This incongruity characterizes China …'s paradoxical growth. Cross-country regressions show that China's FDI inflow is not exceptionally large, given the quality of its …

largest online platforms in China. Our data reveals that, due to the effects of the pandemic both in China and abroad, the … China by 11.7%. We also find that Chinese firms most exposed to international trade outperformed other firms at the …

education and its labor market implications in China, a country that produces one in every five college graduates in the world …. College admission in China is governed by a single exam--the national college entrance exam, and the government sets admission …

admissions data for 1.8 million individuals with the universe of firm registration records in China. Within a college, we find …

We analyze a new management survey for around 1,000 firms and 10,000 employees across two large provinces in China. The …

accounted for roughly half of the increase in sex ratios in rural China from 1978-86, or about 1 million missing girls …

China's emerging labor market was buffeted by changes in demand and supply and institutional changes in the last two … entered the job market under more or less favorable conditions. On this dimension, China's labor market seems more flexible … than those in other countries. Three related factors may explain this pattern: (1) the rapid growth of China's economy; (2 …