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 …

The paper offers a novel explanation for China’s manufacturing exports performance after WTO entry. Building on … conjunction with China’s WTO accession, and examines its effect on China’s exports to the EU. The results reveal that: (i) the … structure of China’s export boom to the EU conforms to the pattern of US tariff uncertainty; (ii) the adjustment takes place at …