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 …

Since the 1990s, China's real estate market has experienced a dramatic and long-lasting boom across China. This boom … into a gigantic housing bubble, which might eventually burst and damage China's financial system and economy. Motivated by … this concern, this paper reviews the historical development of China's real estate market, describes the real estate boom …

China's economic model involves active government intervention in financial markets. We develop a theoretical framework …

In 2005-08, over a dozen put warrants traded in China went so deep out of the money that they were certain to expire …

examines implications of these theories using a unique data sample from China, a market with stringent short-sales constraints …

Motivated by growing concerns about the risks and instability of China's financial system, this article reviews several … commonly perceived financial risks and discusses their roots in China's politico-economic institutions. We emphasize the need … to evaluate these risks within China's unique economic and financial systems, in which the state and non-state sectors …