How Rich Will China Become?

Jingyi Jiang and Kei-Mu Yi

No 15-5, Economic Policy Paper from Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

Abstract: China?s impressive economic growth since the 1980s raises the question of how much richer it will become over future decades. Its growing share of the world economy affects other national economies. Understanding the future course of the Chinese economy is therefore important for both fiscal and monetary policymaking in the United States and elsewhere. Using fundamental growth theory, data from China and from Korea and Japan?s similar ?miracle? growth experiences, we provide a suggestive calculation for China?s future per capita income. Our ballpark estimate is that China?s per capita income relative to that of the United States will grow by a factor of two to three over the next half-century.

Pages: 7 pages
Date: 2015-05-20
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