Sustaining China ’ s Growth Miracle A Delicate Balancing Act
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Sustaining China’s Growth Sustaining China’s Growth Miracle Miracle
A Delicate Balancing ActA Delicate Balancing ActEswar S. Prasad
Cornell University, Brookings Institution and NBER
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Outline of Talk
• Characterizing China’s ascendance
• Getting behind the growth story
• Policy challenges: short term, long term
• The rebalancing challenge
• China-US relationship
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Shares of World GDP (in percent)
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Contributions to World GDP Growth (in percent)
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Income per Capita(USD thousand)
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Domestic Demand(USD trillion)
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Consumption
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Trade and Debt
Share of World Exports(in percent)
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Public Debt(USD trillion)
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Parsing the Growth Numbers
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Composition of Growth
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Source: IMF.
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Source: IMF.
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Investment and Private Consumption (Percent of GDP)
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Growth of Personal Disposable Income, Fixed Asset Investment,
and Nominal GDP
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Contributions to GDP Growth, China, 2000-09
(in percent)
GDP Growth 10.2
Consumption Total 4.1
Private 2.8
Government 1.3
Investment 5.0
Net Exports 1.1
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Contributions to GDP Growth, 2000-09: International Comparison(in percent)
Country ChinaAsian Emerging Markets Median Germany Japan U.S.
GDP Growth 10.2 4.6 0.8 1.5 1.9
Consumption Total 4.1 3.2 0.5 1.0 2.0
Private 2.8 2.6 0.3 0.6 1.7
Government 1.3 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.3
Investment 5.0 0.8 -0.2 0.2 -0.1
Net Exports 1.1 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.0
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Exports and Imports(12-Month Growth Rates)
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Exports and Imports(Billions USD)
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Trade and Current Account Balances
(Billions USD)
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Trade and Current Account Balances
(Percent of GDP)
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Macroeconomic Policies
• Fiscal policy
• Monetary policy
• Exchange rate regime
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Source: IMF.
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Money and Credit Growth
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Nominal Exchange Rates
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Real Effective Exchange Rate Indices
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Foreign Exchange Reserves: Flows and Stocks(Billions USD)
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Inflation Rates(Year on Year)
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Chinese Bond Yields
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U.S. Treasuries
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Short-Term Policy Challenges
• Controlling inflation
• Restraining credit growth
• Asset bubbles: Real estate?
• Managing capital inflows
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Equity Market Indices
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Source: IMF.
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Balance of Payments(Billions USD)
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Improving the Balance of Growth
• From exports to domestic demand
• Investment to consumption-led growth
• Employment growth
• Reducing regional disparities
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GDP Composition(in percent)
1995 Consumption Private 44.9
Government 13.3
Investment 40.3
Net Export 1.6
2000 Consumption Private 46.4
Government 15.9
Investment 35.3
Net Export 2.4
2009 Consumption Private 35.8
Government 13.0
Investment 44.0
Net Export 5.2
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GDP Composition: International Comparisons(in percent)
2009 Country China Asian EM Germany Japan U.S.
Consumption Private 35.8 57.8 58.0 58.1 71.1
Government 13.0 11.2 20.0 18.7 16.4
Investment 44.0 20.3 17.9 19.7 15.2
Net Export 5.2 9.2 3.9 3.0 -2.7
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Investment and Private Consumption (Percent of GDP)
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Labor Share of National IncomeFlow of Funds Data
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Labor Share of National IncomeGDP-Income Approach
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Personal Disposable Income(Percent of GDP)
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Composition of National Saving(Percent of GDP)
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Age Effects on Income, Consumption, and Saving Rates
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Why is Urban Household Savings Rate Rising?
• Chamon, Prasad (Jan. 2010), AEJ: Macroeconomics
• Chamon, Liu, Prasad (Dec. 2010), NBER WP 16565
• Precautionary motives: Buffer stock savings (young,
middle-aged); Health risk (elderly)
• Structural factors: Financial market underdevelopment;
Pension reforms
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Twelfth 5-Year Plan• Comprehensive assessment of growth challenges
• Key short-term priority: managing inflation
• Lower but higher-quality growth: less resource-
intensive, employment-generating, equitable
• Strong signals to common households, local govts.
• Financial system reforms; Capital a/c convertibility
• But all reforms in China’s way, at China’s pace
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Tensions: Short-term vs. Long-term
Objectives• Long-term goal: Raising wages
Short-term problem: Inflation
• Long-term goal: Making RMB international currency
Short-term problem: Capital inflows
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Reform Priorities
• Financial sector development
• Better monetary policy framework
• Fx flexibility a piece of the puzzle
• Social safety nets
• Governance reforms (corruption)
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Growth Prospects
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China: Population Projections
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Risks
• Sudden stop/reversal of capital inflows
• Plunge in value of US dollar
• Collapse of external demand
• Loss of confidence in banking system
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Ratio of deposits to GDP
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2007 2008 2009Net Position 1188 1494 1822 A. Assets 2416 2957 3460 1. FDI 116 186 2302. Portfolio 285 253 243 Equity 20 21 55 Debt 265 231 188
3. Other investment 468 552 5354. Reserve assets 1547 1966 2453 Foreign exchange reserves 1528 1946 2399
B. Liabilities 1228 1463 1638 1. FDI 704 916 9972. Portfolio 147 168 190 Equity 129 151 175 Debt 18 17 15
3. Other investment 378 380 451
International Investment Position(Billions USD)
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Risks
• Sudden stop/reversal of capital inflows
• Plunge in value of US dollar
• Collapse of external demand
• Loss of confidence in banking system
• Asset price busts
• Social instability
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Risks
• Sudden stop/reversal of capital inflows
• Plunge in value of US dollar
• Collapse of external demand
• Loss of confidence in banking system
• Asset price busts
• Social instability
• China-US relationship turns ugly
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China-U.S. Relationship
• The exchange rate issue, bilateral trade
• Restrictive government procurement policies
(indigenous innovation policy)
• Flashpoint: Chinese holdings of U.S. debt
• Risks of the legislative process
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Prospects
• Short-term growth prospects look good
• Many challenges for long-term growth
• Sustainable high growth needs policy reforms