Trade Policy Uncertainty Index: Mainland Papers for China (CHNMAINLANDTPU)

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Source: Baker, Scott R.

Source: Bloom, Nick

Source: Davis, Stephen J.

Release: Economic Policy Uncertainty  

Units:  Index, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Notes:

The Chinese Mainland TPU newspaper-based indices of policy uncertainty in China is based on the working paper "Economic Policy Uncertainty in China Since 1949: The View from Mainland Newspapers." by Steven J. Davis, Dingqian Liu and Xuguang S. Sheng. The index quantifies uncertainty-related concepts from October 1949 onwards using two mainland Chinese newspapers: the Renmin Daily and the Guangming Daily.