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Watch Video in English Watch Video in Spanish Gangs like Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, are known for having complete territorial control over urban neighborhoods, with violence and extortion as their main activities. In countries with low state capacity, these activities can limit socio-economic development in those areas. A particularly common and controversial policy, which governments […]

The Tsinghua University - University of Chicago Joint Research Center for Economics and Finance, in collaboration with the Becker Friedman Institute for Economics in China (BFI-China), the National Institute for Fiscal Studies (NIFS) and School of Economics and Management (SEM) at Tsinghua University, will host a virtual seminar series to inspire research and discussion on […]

China’s recent anti-trust push, as part of an unprecedented overhaul of the platform economy, reaches the strictest phase that will shape China’s growth for the next decade. As a sector that used to be the most propelling engine for China’s economy, will this regulatory tightening suffocate this industry, or will it drive internet firms on […]

The Tsinghua University - University of Chicago Joint Research Center for Economics and Finance, in collaboration with the Becker Friedman Institute for Economics in China (BFI-China), the National Institute for Fiscal Studies (NIFS) and School of Economics and Management (SEM) at Tsinghua University, will host a virtual seminar series to inspire research and discussion on […]

Over the past 40 years, China’s central government has overseen an unprecedented economic ascent, transforming markets at home and abroad. Today, it is the world’s second-largest economy and top manufacturer, an economic leader whose markets are increasingly globally-integrated, and whose companies are among the world’s most innovative and dynamic. Please join the Lowy Institute’s Richard […]

The Tsinghua University - University of Chicago Joint Research Center for Economics and Finance, in collaboration with the Becker Friedman Institute for Economics in China (BFI-China), the National Institute for Fiscal Studies (NIFS) and School of Economics and Management (SEM) at Tsinghua University, will host a virtual seminar series to inspire research and discussion on […]

The Tsinghua University - University of Chicago Joint Research Center for Economics and Finance, in collaboration with the Becker Friedman Institute for Economics in China (BFI-China), the National Institute for Fiscal Studies (NIFS) and School of Economics and Management (SEM) at Tsinghua University, will host a virtual seminar series to inspire research and discussion on […]