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Unemployment and the Speed of Transition in China

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  • Shuo Huang

    (Southwestern University of Finance and Economics)

  • Jan Fidrmuc

    (Brunel University Uxbridge)

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We investigate the relationship between unemployment and growth in China. We find considerable differences in the nature of this relationship across Chinese regions. We argue that this may reflect the different progress in transition across regions, in line with the Aghion–Blanchard model of optimal speed of transition. When we test this model, we find strong evidence of a hump-shaped relationship between unemployment and our proxy for the speed of reform. Current unemployment in China, furthermore, appears to be close to the level associated with the optimal speed of transition.

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  • Shuo Huang & Jan Fidrmuc, 2016. "Unemployment and the Speed of Transition in China," Asian Economic Papers, MIT Press, vol. 15(1), pages 156-170, Winter/Sp.
    • Handle: RePEc:tpr:asiaec:v:15:y:2016:i:1:p:156-170
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