This paper considers the non-monotonic effect of the partial privatization campaign on the capital allocation … distortion of large SOEs in China by using the Chinese firm-level panel data. We construct a theoretical model to show that the … rise in the degree of partial privatization has the non-monotonic effect of removing the capital allocation distortion …

characterizes China's state sector. The model demonstrates the nature of the bargain between the principals (i.e., officials from … China's State Asset Council) and the agents (large-SOE managers). We derive an indifference payoff point, which maximizes … party in the game. This condition helps to explain the inability of China's political economy system to privatize …

The current Chinese development model is nearing its limits. The World Bank has cautioned that China could find itself … in a “middle-income trap”. China recognizes that it must dramatically increase its capacity for innovation to avoid this … trap. This chapter provides an introduction to the enormous complexities and challenges that China faces in transforming …

China's fast growth has been accompanied by rising regional inequality, triggering debate over a policy trade …-off between aggregate growth and equity. We set out a three-region model of China in which local government behavior affects local …

In the hierarchy of China's state sector, both before and during the current reform period, government bureaucrats …