Communication infrastructure and stabilising food prices: Evidence from the telegraph network in China Timely information brought about by communication infrastructure enables risk-sharing across regions Infrastructure Pei Gao Yu-Hsiang Lei Published 21.01.22
Autocratic rule and social capital: Evidence from Imperial China The impact of persecutions in 17th and 18th century China can still be seen today in the form of less political participation and community engagement Institutions & Political Economy Melanie Meng Xue Published 19.01.22
Fertility, migration, and growth: Evidence from China Migration and fertility decisions are highly integrated, and policies ignoring that relationship can threaten economic growth Migration & Urbanisation Pei-Ju Liao Ping Wang Yin-Chi Wang Chong Kee Yip Published 08.12.21
Making sense of the US-China trade war Chad Bown discusses what happened during the US-China trade war, when, what it meant - and what happens next Trade Chad Bown Published 21.07.21
Reducing rural-urban education gap through computer-assisted learning: Evidence from China An ‘ed tech’ intervention in China had long-lasting positive effects across outcomes, suggesting potential for reducing the rural-urban education gap Education Nicola Bianchi Yi Lu Hong Song Published 26.03.21
Search and information frictions on global e-commerce platforms: Evidence from AliExpress Policies to reduce information frictions as well as the number of firms on e-commerce platforms can raise allocative efficiency and consumer welfare Firms Jie Bai Maggie Chen Jin Liu Daniel Yi Xu Published 18.01.21
Technology as a tool for governance: Evidence from China Technology can help governments monitor agent actions more efficiently and improve public welfare Energy & Environment Michael Greenstone Guojun He Ruixue Jia Tong Liu Published 11.11.20
Improving management through worker feedback: Auto-manufacturing in China Letting workers provide feedback on their managers leads to significant reductions in worker turnover and increases in team productivity Firms Jing Cai Shing-Yi Wang Published 23.10.20
Measuring the impact of a home visiting programme on child skills A home visiting programme substantially improves the language, cognitive, fine motor and socioemotional skills of left-behind children in rural China Education James Heckman Bei Liu Mai Lu Jin Zhou Published 28.09.20
