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Improving Regulation for Innovation: Evidence from China’s Pharmaceutical Industry
Ruixue Jia, Xiao Ma, Jianan Yang, Yiran Zhang, Mar 06, 2024In 2015, China revamped its pharmaceutical regulations, drawing inspiration from the US, to accelerate drug approvals. Using data at the drug and firm levels during 2011–2021, this study reveals three key outcomes.
Social Media Engagement Increases Government Action, Decreases Pollution
Mark Buntaine, Michael Greenstone, Guojun He, Mengdi Liu, Shaoda Wang, Bing Zhang, Dec 14, 2022In China, citizen participation in environmental governance via social media could significantly improve regulatory effort, leading to substantial environmental benefits.
Estimating the Role of Air Quality Improvements in the Decline of Suicide Rates in China
Tamma Carleton, Peng Zhang, Liguo Lin, Maigeng Zhou, Jun 19, 2024This article discussing the correlation between reduced air pollution and lower suicide rates notes that as air pollution decreases, suicide rates also decline...
Government Deleveraging and Non-SOE Liquidity Squeeze: Evidence from Subnational Debt and Government Contractors
Jiayin Hu, Songrui Liu, Yang Yao, Zhu Zong, May 15, 2024China's deleveraging policies have inadvertently exacerbated the financial liquidity pressure on non-state-owned enterprise (non-SOE) contractors, revealing the potential adverse impact of government fiscal consolidation on private enterprises.
Housing Wealth and Online Consumer Behavior: Evidence from the Xiong’an New Area in China
Hanming Fang, Long Wang, Yang Yang, Nov 16, 2022We provide new evidence on the causal effects of housing wealth on consumer behavior.
