China's rapid growth has been driven by policy reforms that significantly reduce market frictions. Policy reforms are …-economic considerations in a macro model of China to endogenously study government policies, market frictions, and economic growth. In the … model, an elite runs the government and maximizes its own incomes, facing a political constraint: getting enough supporters …

This paper addresses the question of how bureaucratic incentives affect economic performance in China at the provincial …

Beginning in the late 1970s, China's economy delivered the largest growth spurt in recorded history. Striking … "China miracle" that requires neither economic nor historical analysis. This overlooks deep institutional constraints arising … from authoritarian rule and its supporting elite networks and fails to recognize the link between central government …

elite are motivated to promote economic development in China. It argues that like politicians in other types of political …Rapid economic development in China in the post-1978 era has been considered 'intriguing' and 'puzzling' since it … role of the political elite in economic progress. This paper contributes to this literature by studying why the political …