We carefully utilize empirical methods and measurement, and find that the effect of human
capital on China's economic growth may be indirect through physical capital investment …

This paper investigates a fundamental question related to the massive railway infrastructure
development in China. What is the impact of high-speed rail (HSR) on regional economic …

The global COVID-19 pandemic has generated serious challenges for the world economy,
including cross-border foreign direct investment (FDI). China's inward FDI (IFDI) and …

China's economic reforms have resulted in spectacular growth and poverty reduction.
However, China's institutions look ill-suited to achieve such a result, and they indeed suffer …

Using a panel of Chinese cities over the period 1991–2010, we examine the determinants of
economic growth, focusing on the role of foreign direct investment (FDI) and human capital …

The paper utilizes an endogenous innovation growth model including high-speed railway
(HSR) fares and speeds to explain how HSR affects regional technological innovation …

China has achieved high economic growth for a prolonged period of time. Academic
researchers have tried alternative explanations for this miraculous growth. This study …

This paper advances the multi-scale and multi-mechanism framework of regional inequality
in China by using the most recent statistical data. We analyze the multi-scalar patterns of …

Using the most recent statistical data, two US-based geographers document the changes
and level of regional inequality in China for the period 1978-2006, in order to shed light on …