China's land finance system has been a key contributor to the country's “economic miracle”
over recent decades. While there is much existing research on different components of the …

This article discusses one of the most important institutions in the modern world, namely
public bureaucracies, from a comparative perspective. Bureaucratic organizations can be …

This paper examines the impacts of the centralization of authority in the appointment of civil
servants on the effectiveness of regulatory enforcement efforts. We exploit a unique …

Winner, The Lionel Gelber Prize Silver Medal, Arthur Ross Book Award For decades,
China's rise to power was characterized by its reassurance that this rise would be peaceful …

Using data on over a million land transactions during 2004–2016 where local governments
are the sole seller, we find that firms linked to members of China's supreme political elites …

Why has China grown so fast for so long despite vast corruption? In China's Gilded Age,
Yuen Yuen Ang maintains that all corruption is harmful, but not all types of corruption hurt …

This paper studies the consequences of China's recent water pollution regulation. We find
evidence that the regulation reduces pollution-intensive activity in highly regulated areas …

Since the policy design for carbon emission reduction must consider both the efficiency and
the cost of emission reduction, improvement in carbon total factor productivity (CTFP) is …

Many governments engage in policy experimentation in various forms to resolve uncertainty
and facilitate learning. However, little is understood about the characteristics of policy …

Does it pay to be “greener” as a local official in China? In this paper, we examine the effect
of local environment regulation outcomes, ie, local pollution, on leaders' chances of …