The question as to whether population ageing affects saving remains controversial. The paper argues that the inconclusiveness may be because the population ageing-saving nexus is conditioned by financial development. Using China’s provincial data over the period 1989-2019, it indeed finds that...

China's economic boom over the last two decades has taken many analysts by surprise, given the ongoing role of central government planning. Its current growth trajectory suggests that the size of its economy could soon surpass that of the United States. Some argue that continued growth and the...

China’s economic boom over the last two decades has taken many analysts by surprise, given the ongoing role of central government planning. Its current growth trajectory suggests that the size of its economy could soon surpass that of the United States. Some argue that continued growth and the...