Asia
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Years granted:
2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Hierarchy, Identity, and Collective Action
This research project explores the interaction between group identities and decisions to engage in collective action to secure access to public goods, such as education.
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The Good Life The Challenge of Progress in China Today
ConferenceSep 7–8, 2013
Every nation faces the challenge of imagining what a good life means. Sound nutrition, shelter, health care, personal safety, social stability, security of savings, clean air and water, and the development of children are among the elements of what many envision as vital to a happy and healthy society.
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Inequality in China, India and America: Causes and Consequences
Apr 5, 2013 | 05:15—06:45
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China in the World: Growth, Adjustment and Integration
Apr 4, 2013 | 11:45—01:15
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Conference paper
Domestic Rebalancing to Reduce Global Imbalances: The Role of Financial Market Measures
Apr 2013
“Taking advantage of the opportunity offered by the structural adjustments of the global economy…”The decisions on the four modernisations taken at the Third Plenum represented a radical change in Chinese domesticdevelopment strategy.
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Conference paper
Meritocracy Is a Good Thing
Apr 2013
Political meritocracy is the idea that a political system is designed with the aim of selecting political leaders with above average ability to make morally informed political judgments. That is, political meritocracy has two key components: (1) the political leaders have above average ability and virtue and (2) the selection mechanism is designed to choose such leaders.
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Conference paper
Is Mercantilism Doomed to fail? China, Germany, and Japan and The Exhaustion of Debtor Countries
Apr 2013
Mercantilism, Accumulation of Foreign Exchange Reserves, and RMB Internationalization
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Business Leaders Panel: The Future of the World and Asia's Role
Apr 4, 2013 | 04:00—05:00
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The RMB and The Future of Asian Finance
Apr 4, 2013 | 05:15—06:45
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Growth Adjustment and Convergence in Asia: The Challenge Ahead?
Apr 3, 2013 | 08:20—09:15
The developed economies of Europe, North America, and Japan are facing tremendous challenges related to indebtedness and stagnation. How will the developing economies of Asia respond to this challenge as they reorient their growth strategies to meet the rising aspirations oftheir people?
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Years granted:
2011, 2012, 2013
Competition and Equality in Imperial China
This research project uncovers the economic forces which reshaped the evolution of the imperial examination system in traditional China, using a new dataset from archival sources of ancient Chinese Books.
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Grantee paper
Chartbook of Economic Inequality: 25 Countries 1911-2010
Sep 2012
The purpose of this Chartbook is to present a summary of evidence about changes in economic inequality – primarily income, earnings, and wealth – for 25 countries covering a 100 year period from 1911 to 2010.
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Is Mercantilism Doomed to Fail? China, Germany, and Japan and the Exhaustion of Debtor Countries
Apr 12, 2012 | 10:00—12:10
A country that produces goods of high quality at a competitive price is likely to be rewarded for its ingenuity with a trade surplus. Small countries often achieve great development success through export-led growth. At the same time, the entire economic system must be balanced.
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Inequality in Asia: The Local Effects of Global Capitalism
Feb 16, 2012
Inequality did not increase during the early stages of economic development in Japan and the East Asian Tigers. But in India and China it did. Why is that?
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Conference paper
High Wealth Concentration, Porous Exchange Control, and Shocks to Relative Return: the Fragile State of China’s Foreign Exchange Reserve
Apr 2011
At a time when China is the favored investment destination in the global market, it seems unlikely that it would ever face capital flight.