Program Director
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Stephen J. Redding is the Harold T. Shapiro ‘64 Professor in Economics at Princeton University. His research interests span international trade, economic geography, and the determinants of productivity and economic growth. He has been an NBER affiliate since 2011.
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Upending a decades-long effort to reduce global trade barriers, China and the United States began mutually escalating tariffs on $450 billion in trade...
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Firms vary widely in their management practices and productivity, especially in low-income countries. In Acquisitions, Management, and Efficiency in...
![Chinese Firms Access Foreign Capital in International Tax Havens](/sites/default/files/styles/promo/public/2023-02/w30865.jpg?itok=AapXWZpc)
Tax havens are increasingly the avenue for emerging market countries, particularly China, to raise money from foreign investors. Many Chinese companies use...