We study the impact of China's 2013 implementation of Basel III on bank risk-taking and its responses to monetary policy shocks using confidential loan-level data from a large Chinese bank. Guided by theory, we use a difference-in-difference identification, exploiting cross-sectional differences...

We study the impact of China's 2013 implementation of Basel III on bank risk-taking and its responses to monetary policy shocks using confidential loan-level data from a large Chinese bank. Guided by theory, we use a difference-in-difference identification, exploiting cross-sectional differences...

What lessons could we learn from China's responses to both the public health emergency and the subsequent potential economic and financial crises? In this paper, we chart a timeline of the coronavirus outbreak in China and the government's responses. We also offer a case study of how the...

U.S. President Donald Trump tweets frequently to communicate his thoughts to the public. We quantitatively evaluate the impact of Trump's China-related tweets on the Chinese stock market. We find that following Trump's inauguration, his tweets with a positive sentiment significantly increase...

Using household-level survey and housing transaction data, we detect the flight to safety vis-a-vis housing in China: Great economic uncertainty causes the prices of housing assets to soar, especially those of good quality. To stabilize housing prices, China has imposed purchase restrictions on...