Research ideas tagged “china”

Short selling in China's A-share market after the restrictions

Short selling and short-selling constraints appear on 56 recent papers, but only 10 of them carry a China keyword, although China restricted securities lending repeatedly in 2023 and 2024 to support prices. What did the restrictions do to price efficiency, liquidity and the overvaluation of hard-to-short stocks?

The first great succession of China's private firms

Family business appears on 124 recent papers and generational succession on 18. The founders who built China's private firms in the 1980s and 1990s are now handing over. Do the heirs keep the firms, sell them or bring in professional managers, and what happens to performance and investment?

Papers in the last 30 days — family business: 6 · generational succession: 1

Graduates without jobs in China

Youth employment and unemployment appear on 25 recent papers, mostly in economics, while China's youth unemployment rate reached record highs and the statistic itself was revised. What are graduates doing instead, how do families absorb the cost, and does the mismatch come from degrees or from the jobs?

Papers in the last 30 days — youth employment: 1

Where Chinese firms list now

Initial public offerings appear on 48 recent papers, but only 7 of 91 IPO papers carry a listing-venue, cross-listing, Hong Kong, STAR Market or delisting keyword. Chinese firms have moved from New York to Hong Kong and Shanghai's STAR Market, and some have delisted from the US. Does the venue change who invests, how firms are valued and how they behave?

Papers in the last 30 days — initial public offerings: 5

Stock Connect ten years on

Foreign investors and capital market liberalization are growing keywords in the finance journals, with 13 papers in July–September 2026 against about 7 per quarter before. More than ten years after Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect opened, has foreign ownership changed how Chinese stocks are priced, and what happened when foreign money left?

Papers in the last 30 days — foreign investors: 1

Hukou reform and the migrants who stay

Household registration and hukou reform appear on 22 recent papers in the economics and finance journals, and rural-urban migration on 15. Chinese cities have loosened residence rules, and many smaller cities now grant local registration freely. Do migrants settle when they can, and do cities gain workers or welfare costs?

Papers in the last 30 days — household registration: 1 · rural-urban migration: 1