In November 2001,Jim O’Neill,former Chief Economist at Goldman Sachs,formally put forward the concept of BRIC after an in-depth analysis of the growth potential of Brazil,Russia,India,and China.1 In June 2006,Goldman...In November 2001,Jim O’Neill,former Chief Economist at Goldman Sachs,formally put forward the concept of BRIC after an in-depth analysis of the growth potential of Brazil,Russia,India,and China.1 In June 2006,Goldman Sachs launched its BRIC fund,trying to gain from the growth potential of the four countries.展开更多
Since joining the WTO,China has made progress on expanding the amount of goods it imports.The scale of its imports has risen from 6th in 2001 to 2nd in 2013.According to data from the General Administration of Customs...Since joining the WTO,China has made progress on expanding the amount of goods it imports.The scale of its imports has risen from 6th in 2001 to 2nd in 2013.According to data from the General Administration of Customs,from the beginning till November of 2014,the total amount of China’s imports and exports was RMB 2.27 billion,declining 0.3%;in which,exports were RMB 1.3 billion,an increase of 4.9%,and imports were RMB0.97 billion,a decline of 6.5%.展开更多
IN response to changes in China’s development level,environment,and conditions,Chinese President Xi Jinping recently called for the country to nurture a new development pattern that takes the domestic market as the m...IN response to changes in China’s development level,environment,and conditions,Chinese President Xi Jinping recently called for the country to nurture a new development pattern that takes the domestic market as the mainstay while letting domestic and foreign markets boost each other.This call reflects a strategic choice China has made to reshape its advantages in international cooperation and competition.As the new development pattern underlines domestic and foreign markets reinforcing each other,it will be impossible to achieve without high-standard opening-up,which creates the conditions,provides the driving force,and serves as safeguards for sound development.展开更多
This paper investigates the impact of China's city size and urban population concentration on city productivity by developing a distinctive index based on global nighttime light data.Using the panel data of 280 pr...This paper investigates the impact of China's city size and urban population concentration on city productivity by developing a distinctive index based on global nighttime light data.Using the panel data of 280 prefecture cities from 2004 to 2013 and employing dynamic system generalized method of moments and panel threshold model regression techniques,our results show that city size has a positive impact on city productivity;therefore,cities in China still have the potential to expand.While moderate urban population concentration can benefit city productivity,excessively concentrated urban population distribution may impede the growth of city productivity.We also find that the level of labor income significantly affects the impacts of urban agglomeration on labor productivity.Therefore,our results imply that city development policies should focus more on how to appropriately allocate economic activities and adjust population distribution in urban areas according to different stages of economic development.展开更多
文摘In November 2001,Jim O’Neill,former Chief Economist at Goldman Sachs,formally put forward the concept of BRIC after an in-depth analysis of the growth potential of Brazil,Russia,India,and China.1 In June 2006,Goldman Sachs launched its BRIC fund,trying to gain from the growth potential of the four countries.
文摘Since joining the WTO,China has made progress on expanding the amount of goods it imports.The scale of its imports has risen from 6th in 2001 to 2nd in 2013.According to data from the General Administration of Customs,from the beginning till November of 2014,the total amount of China’s imports and exports was RMB 2.27 billion,declining 0.3%;in which,exports were RMB 1.3 billion,an increase of 4.9%,and imports were RMB0.97 billion,a decline of 6.5%.
文摘IN response to changes in China’s development level,environment,and conditions,Chinese President Xi Jinping recently called for the country to nurture a new development pattern that takes the domestic market as the mainstay while letting domestic and foreign markets boost each other.This call reflects a strategic choice China has made to reshape its advantages in international cooperation and competition.As the new development pattern underlines domestic and foreign markets reinforcing each other,it will be impossible to achieve without high-standard opening-up,which creates the conditions,provides the driving force,and serves as safeguards for sound development.
文摘This paper investigates the impact of China's city size and urban population concentration on city productivity by developing a distinctive index based on global nighttime light data.Using the panel data of 280 prefecture cities from 2004 to 2013 and employing dynamic system generalized method of moments and panel threshold model regression techniques,our results show that city size has a positive impact on city productivity;therefore,cities in China still have the potential to expand.While moderate urban population concentration can benefit city productivity,excessively concentrated urban population distribution may impede the growth of city productivity.We also find that the level of labor income significantly affects the impacts of urban agglomeration on labor productivity.Therefore,our results imply that city development policies should focus more on how to appropriately allocate economic activities and adjust population distribution in urban areas according to different stages of economic development.
