This study evaluates the research productivity of universities and research institutes in Asia based on publications in Science and Nature . We find that Chinese institutions dominate the league. The recent rise of China is largely attributed to international collaboration with prominent U.S....

The effect of increasing openness on real output growth in China is examined. The framework of analysis is a regression model that uses time-series data for each province. For east coastal provinces, increasing openness is found to have positive effects on real output growth, and some of the...