Whither China? Reform and economic integration among Chinese regions

China Economic Review

Volumn 33, Issue , 2015, Pages 94-110

  Huang, Shuo ^a   unknown, ^b,c,d,e   Fidrmuc, Jarko ^b,c,d  

^a SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ZEPPELIN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d CESIFO   (Germany)

^e CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Business cycle synchronization; China; E32; Economic reform; F15; H77; SVAR model

Indexed keywords

EID: 85006573434     PISSN: 1043951X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chieco.2014.12.007     Document Type: Article

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