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Learning by Trading: How Reforming Trade Policy Boosted Firm Productivity in China

Yunong Li, Yi Lu, Jianguo Wang, Jan 14, 2026

In China, granting firms the right to trade internationally boosted productivity, with gains growing over time and shared with workers through higher wages.

How Do New Firms Shape Regional Economic Growth in China?

Loren Brandt, Gueorgui Kambourov, Kjetil Storesletten, Dec 09, 2025

Barriers to entry facing new firms are a major source of regional economic differences. Removing these barriers can play an important role in economic convergence and growth.

Geopolitics in the Evaluation of International Scientific Collaboration

Alexander C. Furnas, Ruixue Jia, Margaret E. Roberts, Dashun Wang, Mar 11, 2026

Highlighting a tension between science’s universalist ideals and today’s geopolitical realities...

Mapping the Contours of Chinese Policy Transmission at Home and Abroad

Silvia Miranda-Agrippino, Tsvetelina Nenova, Hélène Rey, Mar 03, 2026

China’s place within international trade networks and global supply chains makes the propagation of Chinese shocks a global phenomenon.

Rural Road Stimulus and the Role of Matching Mandates on Economic Recovery in China

Anthony Howell, Oct 30, 2024

The findings show that the temporary cost share exemption boosts short-term income growth, increases local investment in infrastructure, and promotes entrepreneurial activities, particularly among returning migrants.