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China-related economic and business research constitutes a small but growing field of expertise outside China. The article discusses three key questions regarding the perspectives of economic and business research on China as an academic discipline in Germany. First, why is research on China's economy necessary and relevant? Second, how did the discipline emerge and develop? Third, what difficulties did and does the research focus face within German academic institutions? Against this background, the articles argues that a number of factors will most likely influence the future of the discipline: subsequent economic and political developments in China, Germany's cooperation with educational and research institutions in China, and the impact of digitalization on economic research in general. (Asien/GIGA)

The obvious answer is that policymakers want research that supports their personal and political preferences. Conversely, policymakers don’t want research that might pressure them to change their views. But with that central truth duly noted, situations often arise where policymakers have an overall goal, but the details of how to achieve that goal, or how … Continue reading What Economic Research do Policymakers Want?
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