Since the beginning of economic reforms two decades ago, the economy in China has produced real growth rates of between 8 percent and 10 percent per year. We believe that China will continue to experience exceptional growth for decades to come at rates well above those of any other large country...

The market dynamics of technology stocks in the late nineties has stimulated a growing body of theories that analyze the joint effects of short-sales constraints and heterogeneous beliefs on stock prices and trading volume. This paper examines implications of these theories using a unique data...