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Joint China/World Bank report lays out six strategic directions for China's future. Read More »
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The China Quarterly Update projects GDP growth in China will be 8.2 percent in 2012 and 8.6 percent in 2013. Read More »
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International negotiations on climate change have been dogged by mutual recriminations between rich and poor countries, constricted by the zero-sum arithmetic of a shrinking global carbon budget, and overtaken by...
In this paper, the effect of proximity to multinational exporters on the creation of new export linkages (the extensive margin of trade) is debated. Using panel data from Chinese customs for 1997-2007, the...
This paper studies the extent to which firms in China and India use capital markets to obtain financing and grow. Using a unique data set on domestic and international capital raising activity and firm...
In response to the Great Recession of 2008, many national governments implemented fiscal stimuli packages in 2009 and 2010 to prevent further declines in aggregate demand and to jump start their economic...
This overview, followed by five supporting reports, identifies these challenges of tomorrow, points to key choices ahead, and recommends not just what needs to be reformed, but how to undertake the reforms. ...
China's cities are well placed to chart a low-carbon growth path to help reach China's national targets for reducing the energy and carbon intensity of its economy. Read More »
Concerns are rising that the rural elderly in China have not benefited from the country’s growth to the same extent as younger people and the urban elderly. Read More »