Organization Date Title Keywords
Congressional Research Service 11.20.09 China-U.S. Relations: Current Issues and Implications for U.S. Policy
Kerry Dumbaugh
The bilateral relationship between the U.S. and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is vitally important, touching on a wide range of areas including, among others, economic policy, security, foreign relations, and human rights. U.S. interests with... 		U.S.-China Relations, Financial Crisis, Human Rights, National Security
Congressional Research Service 11.16.09 The Rise of China’s Auto Industry and Its Impact on the U.S. Motor Vehicle Industry
Rachel Tang
The automobile industry, a key sector in China’s industrialization and modernization efforts, has been developing rapidly since the 1990s. In recent years, China has become the world’s fastest growing automotive producer. Annual vehicle output has... 		Trade, Automobiles, Foreign Direct Investment
International Monetary Fund (IMF) 11.1.09 Macroeconomic Implications for Hong Kong SAR of Accommodative U.S. Monetary Policy
Papa N'Diaye
This paper discusses the potential macroeconomic implications for Hong Kong SAR of accommodative monetary policy in the United States. It shows, through model simulations, that a resumption of the credit channel in Hong Kong SAR has the potential to... 		Inflation, Monetary Policy
International Monetary Fund (IMF) 11.1.09 Governance and Fund Management in the Chinese Pension System
Gregoro Impavido, Yu-Wei Hu, and Xiaohong Li
The Chinese pension system is highly fragmented and decentralized, with governance standards, pension fund management practices, their regulation and supervision varying considerably both across the funded components of the Chinese pension system and... 		Governance, Pensions
International Monetary Fund (IMF) 09.1.09 What’s the Damage? Medium-term Output Dynamics After Banking Crises
Abdul Abiad, Ravi Balakrishnan, Petya Koeva Brooks, Daniel Leigh, and Irina Tytell
This paper investigates the medium-term behavior of output following banking crises, and its association with pre- and post-crisis conditions and policies. The authors find that output tends to be depressed substantially following banking crises, with no... 		Economic Policy, Output Growth
International Monetary Fund (IMF) 09.1.09 What Drives China's Interbank Market?
Nathan Porter and TengTeng Xu
Interest rates in China comprise a mix of both market determined interest rates (interbank rates and bond yields), and regulated interest rates (lending and deposit rates), reflecting China's gradual process of interest rate liberalization. We argue,... 		Banking, Economic Reform, Interest Rates
Congressional Research Service 07.16.09 East Asia’s Foreign Exchange Rate Policies
Michael F. Martin
Financial authorities in East Asia have adopted a variety of foreign exchange rate policies, ranging from Hong Kong’s currency board system which links the Hong Kong dollar to the U.S. dollar, to the “independently floating” exchange rates of Japan, the... 		Exchange Rates, Finance, Trade, Currency, Renminbi
International Monetary Fund (IMF) 07.1.09 Broad Money Demand and Asset Substitution in China
Ge Wu
Recent changes to China's financial system, in particular ongoing interest rate liberalization, gradual movement toward a more flexible exchange rate regime, and rapid development of capital markets, have changed substantially the environment in which... 		Finance, Monetary Policy
World Bank 06.17.09 Report on the Tri-Provincial and Hubei-Xiaogan-Xiangfan Highway Projects
This is a report on the performance of two highway projects in China which were financed by a loan from the World Bank. The Tri-Provincial Highway Project, which links Gansu, Ningxi, and Inner Mongolia, and the Hubei-Xiaogan-Xiangfan Highway Project,... 		Development, Infrastructure, Transportation
Congressional Research Service 06.3.09 China and the Global Financial Crisis: Implications for the United States
Wayne M. Morrison
Over the past several years, China has enjoyed one of the world’s fastest growing economies and has been a major contributor to world economic growth. However, the current global financial crisis threatens to significantly slow China’s economy. Several... 		Financial Crisis, Economic Stimulus