Organization Date Title Keywords
International Monetary Fund (IMF) 12.1.08 The Macroeconomic Impact of Healthcare Financing Alternatives: Reform Options for Hong Kong SAR
Dennis Botman and Nathan Porter
With much healthcare publicly funded, Hong Kong's rapidly aging population will significantly raise fiscal pressure over coming decades. The authors ask what the implications are of meeting these costs by public funding, or private funding voluntarily or... 		Aging Population, Health Care, Hong Kong
International Monetary Fund (IMF) 12.1.08 The Impact of Introducing a Minimum Wage on Business Cycle Volatility: A Structural Analysis for Hong Kong SAR
Nathan Porter and Francis Vitek
We study the impact of a minimum wage on business cycle volatility, depending upon its coverage and adjustment mechanism. As with other small open economies, Hong Kong SAR is vulnerable to external shocks, with its exchange rate regime precluding active... 		Labor, Wages
International Monetary Fund (IMF) 12.1.08 Hong Kong SAR Economic Integration With the Pearl River Delta
Hongyi Chen and Olaf Unteroberdoerster
Hong Kong SAR's economic integration with the Mainland has primarily taken place in the Pearl River Delta (PRD). Taking stock of integration trends, this paper discusses key implications for ensuring economic benefits of further integration are sustained... 		Economic Integration, Pearl River Delta
Congressional Research Service 10.8.08 U.S. Foreign Aid to East and South Asia: Selected Recipients
Thomas Lum
Since the war on terrorism began in 2001 and the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) and Global HIV/AIDS Initiative (GHAI) were launched in 2004, the United States has increased foreign aid spending dramatically in some regions, including East and South... 		Foreign Aid, Southeast Asia, East Asia
Congressional Research Service 09.17.08 Taiwan: Overall Developments and Policy Issues in the 109th Congress
Kerry Dumbaugh
U.S. officials saw relations with Taiwan as especially troubled during the 109th Congress in 2005-2006, beset by the increasing complexity and unpredictability of Taiwan’s democratic political environment as well as by PRC actions underscoring Beijing’s... 		Taiwan, U.S.-Taiwan Relations
Cato Institute 09.1.08 Creating Financial Harmony: Lessons for China 
James A. Dorn
The current turmoil in global financial markets, which began with the American subprime crisis in 2007, has put market liberalism in a bad light. But it was the socialization of risk—not private free markets—that precipitated the crisis. This article... 		Credit, Finance, Economy
EastWest Institute 08.24.08 Energy Interests and Alliances: China, America and Africa
Angelica Austin, Danila Bochkarev, and Willem van der Geest
According to conventional wisdom, the United States and China are locked in a high-stakes competition for energy resources around the world, particularly in Africa. Against the backdrop of highly volatile oil prices, mounting concerns about global... 		China-Africa Relations, Africa, U.S.-China Relations, International Relations, Energy, Oil, Global Economy, Trade
Congressional Research Service 07.21.08 China’s “Hot Money” Problems
Michael F. Martin, Wayne M. Morrison
China has experienced a sharp rise in the inflow of so-called “hot money,” foreign capital entering the country supposedly seeking short-term profits, especially in 2008. Chinese estimates of the amount of “hot money” in China vary from $500 billion to $... 		Foreign Capital, Inflation
Congressional Research Service 06.30.08 Tibet: Problems, Prospects, and U.S. Policy
Kerry Dumbaugh
On March 10, 2008, a series of demonstrations began in Lhasa and other Tibetan regions of China to mark the 49th anniversary of an unsuccessful Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule in 1959. The demonstrations appeared to begin peacefully with small... 		Tibet, Protests, Dalai Lama, U.S.-China Relations
International Monetary Fund (IMF) 06.1.08 Why Are Saving Rates of Urban Households in China Rising?
Marcos Chamon and Eswar Prasad
From 1995 to 2005, the average urban household saving rate in China rose by 7 percentage points, to ¼ of disposable income. The authors use household-level data to explain the postponing of consumption despite rapid income growth. Saving rates have... 		Consumption, Expenditure, Savings