Hometown auditors report lower suspicious expenditures, implying that social ties are associated with greater leniency

China’s air quality monitoring and disclosure programme triggered a cascade of changes in household behaviour with significant health benefits

Rising local protectionism reduces interprovincial trade and manufacturing exports, and increases ’inward-looking’ sourcing by local intermediaries

Firms are reactive to better enforcement of emission controls. This effect is more apparent among firms in industries with higher pollution intensity

Tax policies that reduce firm inaction are more effective at stimulating investment than policies that simply lower the cost of investment

Better public services can be achieved, at least in part, through public service promotions that are conducted in a fair and systematic manner

Manufacturing job loss, induced by competition with China, increased cocaine trafficking, thereby increasing violent crime in urban areas in Mexico

A new trade deal could open opportunities for foreign and domestic private firms if China is willing to open sectors and protect intellectual property