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Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions are projected to decline in 2015, dropping as much as 0.6% compared to 2014. According to experts at the Global Carbon Project, “This would be the first decline during a period of strong global economic growth”. Researchers attribute much of the decrease in carbon dioxide emissions to China’s decrease in coal use,… Continue reading Decrease in Carbon Dioxide Emissions →

On December 7th, 2015, China’s Central Bank reported that foreign exchange reserves had fallen to $3.4 Trillion, the lowest level since 2013. “Today’s data suggest that capital outflows picked up sharply last month,” says Julian Evans-Pritchard, chief China economist for research firm Capital Economics. Money has been steadily flowing out of the country since August of… Continue reading Decrease in China’s Foreign Exchange Reserves →

Hypergamy, or the tendency for women to “marry men who are better educated than themselves”, has had a profound effect on the marriage market in China. According to research conducted by phD candidate Yue Qian, approximately 55% of educated Chinese males marry a female who is less educated than himself, while only around 32% of… Continue reading Long Term Implications of a Hypergamous Society →