The Review of Economics and Statistics Vol. 91 No. 3 2009
No Razor's Edge: Reexamining Alwyn Young's Evidence for Increasing Interprovincial Trade Barriers in China
Abstract
Alwyn Young (2000) argues that barriers to interprovincial trade in China have increased during the reform period. This paper critically examines each of his five arguments and the evidence he presents. In all five instances, the argument is problematic and the evidence not robust. A comparison with the United States shows the Chinese evidence to be well within the range of that of a normal, relatively integrated large economy.
- DOI
- 10.1162/rest.91.3.599
- Volume
- 91
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 599-616
- Language
- en
- Sources
- openalex crossref