Fiscal Issues & Geeky Stuff

1. Literature and statistical data:
        •   CNKI databases
        •   China and World Economy
        •   China data online by the China Data Center, UMich    
        •   Some population data throug IPUMS 
        •   National Bureau of Statistics of China
        •   East Asian Library Websites in North America
        •   WangfangData (万方数据)
        •   Jingji Xuejia (经济学家)
        
2. Spatial data:     
        •  National Fundamental GIS (国家基础地理信息系统) (For map of China, I normally Mercator projection)
        •  China Dimensions Data Collection (use Import Utility to covert ".e00" into ARC/INFO coverage)
        
3. Research centers:
        •  Center on Chinese Education, Columbia University     
        •  Center for Chinese Studies, UC, Berkeley
        •  Center for Chinese Studies, U. Michigan
        •  Center for Chinese Studies, UCLA
        •  中国教育财政科学研究所(CIEFR)
        
4. Scholars:
        •   Justin Yifu Lin, World Bank
        •   Christine C.P. Wong, Washington University
        •   Ran Tao, Chinese Academy of Sciences
        •   Cindy Fan, Geography, UCLA         
  
More to come...