The bubble dynamics of China’s housing boom Unless the government curtains new construction in lower tier cities, it is hard to see how the housing boom will sustain.... Infrastructure Edward Glaeser Published 21.06.17
The rise of China and the future of US manufacturing Analysis suggests the impact of China’s rise on US manufacturing has been strong, and employment in the sector is unlikely to recover... Firms Daron Acemoğlu David Autor David Dorn Gordon Hanson Brendan Price Published 28.09.14
When models fall short: Evidence from Chinese road infrastructure investments Quantitative models may prove to be weak substitutes for direct empirical evidence; for evidence-based policymaking, research technique matters... Infrastructure Nathaniel Baum-Snow Vernon Henderson Matthew Turner Qinghua Zhang Loren Brandt Published 09.11.17
African leaders’ misuse of Chinese development finance: The price of country ownership China’s ‘on demand’ approach to foreign assistance may be motivated by good intentions, but it increases the risk of political misuse of aid... Finance Axel Dreher Andreas Fuchs Roland Hodler Bradley Parks Paul Raschky Michael Tierney Published 18.08.15