Using transaction-level trade data from China Customs and loan data from the China Development Bank (CDB), we analyze how government-subsidized credit in China affects its exports and the economic activities in the U.S. We find that CDB credit to strategic industries at the top of supply chains...

This paper investigates how politicians' patronage connections affect privatizations in China. The connections to top political leaders (i.e., Central Committee of the Communist Party of China) make local politicians engage more in rent-seeking by selling state-owned enterprises (SOEs) at...

This paper documents the clientelism in anti-corruption investigations across the interpolitician network in the context of China. Patronage connections to highly ranked politicians (i.e., Politburo of the Communist Party of China) make local politicians less likely to be investigated and...

We examine how government ownership affects the top management team's (TMT) pay dispersion and how such TMT pay dispersion affects subsequent firm performance. We test three competing views on the influences of government ownership, referred to as the agency view, the equity view, and the...

We study the informational role of interfirm ownership networks in loan monitoring. Using comprehensive data on monthly internal rating changes of individual corporate loans in China, we directly measure banks' soft information by tracing whether banks downgrade ratings before delinquency. We...

We provide direct evidence of selective default on government debt when creditors can be identified. Using unique loan-level data, we find that local governments in China choose to default on banks that have weaker political power, as those banks have little influence over local politicians'...

We look at the supply side of the credit card market to analyze the pricing and marketing strategies of credit card offers. First, we show that card issuers target less-educated customers with more steeply back-loaded fees (e.g., lower introductory APRs but higher late and over-limit fees)...

This paper investigates how politicians’ patronage connections affect privatizations in China. The connections to top political leaders (i.e., Central Committee of the Communist Party of China) make local politicians engage more in rent-seeking by selling state-owned enterprises (SOEs) at...