Organization Date Title Keywords
World Bank 09.28.11 Growth Poles and Multipolarity
Jonathon Adams-Kane and James Jerome Lim
This paper develops an empirical measure of growth poles and uses it to examine the phenomenon of multipolarity. The authors formally define several alternative measures, provide theoretical justifications for these measures, and compute polarity values... 		Economic Growth
Congressional Research Service 09.26.11 China’s Holdings of U.S. Securities: Implications for the U.S. Economy
Wayne M. Morrison, Marc Labonte
Given its relatively low savings rate, the U.S. economy depends heavily on foreign capital inflows from countries with high savings rates (such as China) to meet its domestic investment needs and to fund the federal budget deficit. The willingness of... 		Monetary Policy, Renminbi, Debt, Currency, Economic Crisis
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research 08.30.11 Asian Alliances in the 21st Century
Dan Blumenthal, Michael Mazza, Randall Schriver, Mark Stokes, L.C. Russell Hsiao
Asia will become the epicenter of geopolitical activity in the 21st century and the budding U.S.-China security rivalry, conditioned by deep economic interdependence, will shape the region’s future. Perhaps the greatest benefactor of American policy over... 		U.S.-China Relations, Regional Stability, Geopolitical Order, National Security
World Bank 08.1.11 Measuring the Economic Gain of Investing in Girls
Jad Chaaban and Wendy Cunningham
This report discusses the economic impact of the exclusion of girls from productive employment in developing countries. The paper explores the linkages between investing in girls and potential increases in national income by examining three widely... 		Economic Growth, Women
International Monetary Fund (IMF) 07.27.11 China’s Macroeconomic Rebalancing
In May and June 2011, an International Monetary Fund staff team held discussions in Chengdu, Shanghai, and Beijing, which this report documents. The consultation examined China’s macroeconomic outlook, the potential for a property price bubble, the risks... 		Economic Policy, Inflation, Real Estate, Macroeconomic Policy
World Bank 07.26.11 Toward a Healthy and Harmonious Life in China
Shiyong Wang, Patricio Marquez, and John Langenbrunner
China’s 12th five-year plan (2011-2015) aims to promote inclusive, equitable growth and development by placing an increased emphasis on human development. Good health is an important component of human development, not only because it makes people’s... 		Disease, Disease Control, Non-Communicable Diseases
International Monetary Fund (IMF) 07.1.11 People’s Republic of China: Spillover Report for the 2011 Article IV Consultation and Selected Issues
This report discusses the outward effects of China’s economic policies on the rest of the world. The report does not try to capture the full extent and historical significance of China’s new influence on the world economy. Rather, it focuses on a few... 		Currency, Imports and Exports
International Monetary Fund (IMF) 07.1.11 The External Impact of China’s Exchange Rate Policy: Evidence from Firm Level Data
Barry Eichengreen and Hui Tong
The authors examine the impact of renminbi revaluation on foreign firm valuations, considering two surprise announcements of changes in China’s exchange rate policy in 2005 and 2010 and employing data on some 6,000 firms in forty-four economies. Stock... 		Currency, Renminbi Revaluation
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research 06.28.11 The United States and China: Macroeconomic Imbalances and Economic Diplomacy
Philip I. Levy
The United States and China are now the two largest economies in the world. The relationship between the two countries is multifaceted and goes well beyond economic relations, but questions of macroeconomic imbalances have remained at the heart of... 		Economic Diplomacy, U.S.-China Relations, Macroeconomic Policy
Asia Society 05.1.11 An American Open Door?
Daniel H. Rosen and Thilo Hanemann
Over the past decade, China’s unprecedented surge of economic dynamism and development has radically altered the global landscape and affected a host of international relationships. One of the most significant trends that will influence how the United... 		Foreign Direct Investment, Ownership, Real Estate, Trade, U.S.-China Relations