Economics


Bulls, bears and dragons
| Jun. 5 2023
China’s stock markets are growing in size and number, but too much state control could limit future development.


Muted Optimism
| Nov. 8 2022
CKGSB’s Business Conditions Index, reflecting confidence levels in China business, reveals some small signs of improvement.
Yuan Devaluation is More Likely a Sign of Market Reforms
PBOC’s move to devaluing the RMB didn’t just follow weak exports data, but also IMF requirements for more.


| Aug. 17 2015
How China’s Economic Stimulus Can Avoid the Missteps of 2009
Early indications show that the Chinese government’s efforts to prop up the economy might be able to steer clear.


| Aug. 13 2015
China’s Debt: A Ticking Time Bomb
Does China’s debt, which refuses to stop growing, threaten to take the show off the road.


| Jun. 3 2015
The Redback Rodeo: The RMB Exchange Rate
The RMB exchange rate is caught between two powerful forces: the surging Dollar and China’s rising power.


| Jun. 2 2015
China’s Industrial Economy is At a Crossroad: Better Days Ahead?
CKGSB's Business Sentiment Index shows that China's industrial economy has finally stabilized after a year of contraction.


| May. 13 2015
The Chinese Economy Adjusts to the New Normal
The Chinese economy is slowing and that has significant ramifications for things like capital and the Renminbi. Is there a.


| Mar. 10 2015
China’s Industrial Slump Eases, No Hard Landing
Is there a quick fix for the Chinese economy? China’s industrial sector is still struggling against strong headwinds, but.


| Feb. 13 2015
China Roundup: What’s Behind China’s Required Reserve Ratio Cut?
This week, China’s central bank finally bit the bullet and cut the required reserve ratio by 50 basis points.


| Feb. 5 2015
Has the Shanghai Free Trade Zone Lived Up to Its Promise?
A year on from its debut, we examine the hits and the misses of the much-touted Shanghai Free Trade.


| Jan. 20 2015
When your Bank Interest is a Basketful of Vegetables
CKGSB professor Brian Viard on why Chinese banks are resorting to paying bank interest through Mercedes Benz cars, iPhones and.


| Jan. 13 2015
The High Cost of Discrimination
Why the cost of discrimination in terms of race, gender or sexual orientation is so high, and why prejudice makes.


| Dec. 1 2014
China Roundup: Chinese economy grows by 7.3% (only) and Tesla turns to Tmall
This week, all eyes were on the Chinese economy growth figures, the lowest since 2009; and and Tesla stunned company.


| Oct. 24 2014