Despite expanding at an annual rate of nearly 9 percent, China's economy has exhibited a marked cyclical pattern … of China's economic reform: (i) economic decentralization, (ii) the government's commitment to the state sector, and (iii …

China's manufacturing sector has been a key source of the economy's dynamism. Analysis after 2007 however is hampered … annual survey of firms conducted by China's State Taxation Administration (STA) provides a reliable, alternative source of … known, the data cannot be used directly to draw inferences on China's manufacturing sector. By comparing the joint …

We present the first comprehensive set of firm-level total factor productivity estimates for China's manufacturing …

This paper provides an overview of the evolution of income inequality in China from 1987 to 2002, employing three … document significant increases of inequality within China’s urban and rural populations. In rural areas, increased inequality …

China has achieved impressive growth over the last three decades. However, there has been debate over the sources of … quantifying their contributions to growth. In this paper, we develop a three-sector dynamic model to quantify the sources of China … continues to absorb more than half of all fixed investment. If capital had been allocated efficiently, China could have achieved …