Into Sub-Saharan Africa: Spillover Effects of China’s Economic Boom Through Trade

July 10th, 2014 - Danyi Yang

China’s domestic investment activities prove as strong stimulus to direct trade expansion for its partners in Africa. More »

Breaking the Ice: Political Stability and Economic Cooperation in East Asia

May 14th, 2014 - Danyi Yang

Japanese diplomat Yukio Okamoto discusses historically unresolved issues and an outlook for Japan, China, and South Korea reconciliation. More »

Widening the Gap: China’s Land Reform and Gender Disparities

April 1st, 2014 - Danyi Yang

The main culprit for China’s gender gap expansion in the early 1980s might have been the post-Mao land reform rather than the One Child Policy. More »

Balancing the Future of Free Trade Agreements

January 8th, 2014 - Danyi Yang

Phil Levy discusses the challenges of free trade agreements, including the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). More »

Is the Child Labor Ban in India Causing Trouble?

December 13th, 2013 - Danyi Yang

India’s Child Labor Act of 1986 proves to have backfired on itself with increased child labor and diminished household welfare. More »