We used the United States (US) International Trade Commission's uniquely detailed 1995-2007 PRC customs data to better understand the pattern of trade between the People's Republic of China (PRC) and its two largest trading partners, Japan and the US. Our review finds that only a small share of...

Two years after COVID-19 was first detected, countries continue to grapple with product shortages. In this paper, we explore the roots of these shortages through our examination of COVID as a disruption to global supply chains. We focus on China, one of the most influential actors in the global...

Two years after COVID-19 was first detected, countries continue to grapple with product shortages. In this paper, we explore the roots of these shortages through our examination of COVID as a disruption to global supply chains. We focus on China, one of the most influential actors in the global...

This paper provides a comparative assessment of fiscal decentralization in China and India, including the standard components of expenditure and revenue assignments and institutions for intergovernmental transfers, as well as the nature of subnational authorities over general nomic activity. In...

This is a collection of essays written for the Financial Express, an Indian financial daily. The common theme of these essays, which cover a period of almost four years, from October 2010 to May 2014, is the issue of how India is finding its place in the world, after a history of colonization...

This paper provides a comparative assessment of fiscal decentralization in China and India, including the standard components of expenditure and revenue assignments and institutions for intergovernmental transfers, as well as the nature of subnational authorities over general nomic activity. In...

This paper provides a comparative assessment of fiscal decentralization in China and India, including the standard components of expenditure and revenue assignments and institutions for intergovernmental transfers, as well as the nature of subnational authorities over general economic activity....