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Important laws governing China's macro-economy

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This paper presents economic laws that are valid for China's macro-economy from 1952 to 2013 in spite of the many institutional changes during this period. The laws include a consumption function based on the adaptive expectations hypothesis of Friedman (1957) or the rational expectations hypothesis of Hall (1978), an investment function derived from the accelerations principle and the roles of government expenditure and money supply. It extends the analyses of Chow (1985, 2010 and 2011) to cover longer periods and study additional issues.

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  • Chow, Gregory C, 2016. "Important laws governing China's macro-economy," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 44(2), pages 289-294.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jcecon:v:44:y:2016:i:2:p:289-294
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jce.2015.10.011
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    Keywords

    Consumption; Investment; China; Macro-economics; Government expenditure; Money supply;
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    JEL classification:

    • E1 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General Aggregative Models
    • P3 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions

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