ChinaEconTalk

Internet Finance with Martin Chorzempa

Nick Consonery on China's Economic Reform Trajectory

The Chinese Rustbelt with Song Houze

Oona Hathaway and Scott Shapiro on How the World Order Evolves

Barry Eichengreen, Professor of Economics and Political Science at Berkeley (not to mention one of my favorite authors of accessible yet profound global economics books) recently published his How Global Currencies Work: Past, Present, and Future. We talk about the rise of the US Dollar and how its transition to global leader was slower and more gradual than many have thought. We then turn to the Yuan and the challenges it faces as the government pushes the currency's internationalization.

Ex-Head of Mobile at Mobike Max Zhou on Dockless Bikeshares in China

Keller Easterling on Free Zones and the Origins and Global Impact of SEZs

Peter Lorentzen on the Politics of Protest in China

Matt Sheehan on 'Chinafornia'

Jonathan Woetzel on China's Digital Economy

Julian Gewirtz on Unlikely Partners: Western Economists and Reform and Opening

In Zhang Yingyu’s work from the late Ming Dynasty, you’ll encounter swindling concubines, clever commoners, and even eunuch cannibals trying to regrow their members. “We live in an age of deception. Words and appearances mislead. Con artists prey on the unwary. In this world of swindlers, one must rely on one’s wits to survive. How, then, to guard against the duplicity that lurks behind every smiling face? Look to your kin, keep your possessions close, and trust no one. But first, read The Book of

China’s massive labor surplus has been vital to its rapid economic development. For decades, China’s rural population has been migrating to take up low-wage jobs in the coastal regions, often in dire conditions. The exploitation of cheap labor has helped China become the world’s factory. However, as China’s labor surplus is running out, the position of workers is changing. In A New Deal for China’s Workers, New York University’s Cynthia Estlund examines the evolution of workers’ rights and

Andrew Polk on the 19th Party Congress by Jordan Schneider

Scott Kennedy on Innovation in China by Jordan Schneider