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1. The Debt Magnitude and Insolvency Risk of Local Financing Platforms in China

   Documentos de trabajo
   Junio 2013
   Yang He and Joyce Yanyun Man

   Policy makers and researchers have been debating the financial health of Chinese local government debt after the global financial crisis. However, the lack of transparency makes it difficult to full...

2. Regional Tax Transfer and Horizontal Tax Assignment in China

   Documentos de trabajo
   Junio 2013
   Weibo Xing and Joyce Yanyun Man

   This study investigates the interregional tax mobility in China. Taxes are transferred among provinces mainly through five sources, such as the consolidation of corporate income tax, the regional...

3. Land Transfer Fees for Urban Infrastructure Development in China

   Documentos de trabajo
   Junio 2013
   Zhirong Jerry Zhao and Chengxin Cao

   Using the data from China Urban Development Statistical Yearbook (Zhongguo chengshi jianshe tongji nianjian), 2000–2008, this paper systematically describes the trends and patterns of land...

4. Congestion Pricing in China

   Why?
   Documentos de trabajo
   Junio 2013
   Shunfeng Song

   Over the past two decades, China has seen worsening traffic congestion in all major cities. Like almost all other countries, China has relied on supply-side and regulatory instruments to mitigate...

5. Different Types of Spatial Mismatch

   A U.S.-China Comparison of Poverty Concentration and Low-Skill Job Distribution
   Documentos de trabajo
   Junio 2013
   Yingling Fan and Tieshan Sun

   This paper presents detailed case studies of the jobs-housing mismatch phenomenon in Beijing, China and the Twin Cities metropolitan region in the U.S. By examining poverty concentration and low-...

6. The Issue of Land in China’s Transition and Urbanization

   Documentos de trabajo
   Abril 2013
   Tao Ran

   The paper first discusses the role of land as a key policy instrument employed by Chinese local governments and the impacts of “land finance” in shaping China’s growth pattern and urban development....

7. Measuring Spatial Structure of China’s Mega-Regions

   Documentos de trabajo
   Abril 2013
   Jiawen Yang, Ge Song, and Jian Lin

   Reflecting upon China’s current path of regional urbanization, this research studies the polycentric structure of China’s mega-regions. It defines the concept and measurement for mega-...

8. “The Tragedy of the Commons”?

   Urban Land Development in China under Marketization and Globalization
   Documentos de trabajo
   Abril 2013
   George C. S. Lin

   China’s massive and sometimes wasteful land development has been widely attributed to the lack of a clear definition and effective protection of property rights. This paper critically...