Zhu Rongji Economic Reform & Macro Explorer

1992–2003 Macro Workbench

An interactive historical policy engine and counterfactual simulator modeling Premier Zhu Rongji's landmark economic reforms: tax sharing (Fen Shui Zhi), SOE downsizing, banking AMC recapitalization, and WTO accession.

1. Historical Macro Trajectory & Policy Scrubber
SCRUB HISTORICAL TIMELINE: 1998
1992 (Southern Tour) 1994 (Tax Reform) 1998 (SOE Crisis) 2001 (WTO Entry) 2003 (Transition)
GDP Growth (%) 7.8% Target >7% achieved
CPI Inflation (%) -0.8% Deflationary pressures
SOE Workforce Share (%) 59.5% Labor reallocation peak
Export Volume ($B) $183.8B Pre-WTO baseline
1998: SOE Restructuring & Banking AMCs Launch
Premier Zhu Rongji accelerates "Grasp the Large, Let Go of the Small" (Zhuada Fangxiao) to downsize non-viable state enterprise sector while establishing four Asset Management Companies (Cinda, Huarong, Great Wall, Orient) to absorb 1.4 Trillion RMB in non-performing loans (NPLs) from state banks.
Source: Empirical Economic History Analysis; Naughton (2007) & Lardy (1998).
2. Counterfactual Policy Lever Simulator
Adjust inputs to calculate structural impacts
HISTORICAL PRESETS:
Central Tax Retention Share 55.0%
1994 Tax-Sharing System (Fen Shui Zhi) central revenue split ratio.
Bank NPL Carveout (Billion RMB) 1,400 RMB
Asset Management Companies (AMCs) NPL purchase volume.
SOE Downsizing Velocity 15.0%
Annual lay-off / privatized state sector workforce reduction.
WTO Tariff Cut Speed 12.0%
Average weighted import tariff reduction post-accession.
Simulated Structural Output Matrix
Simulated Growth Rate 8.10%
Simulated CPI Inflation 0.20%
Reallocated SOE Labor 21.40M
Export Trajectory Index 142.50
Structural Efficiency Score 86.40 / 100
Macro Stability Status Optimal Balance
3. Policy Mechanism Network Map
Interactive D3 Force Graph

Click nodes to reveal how tax centralization funded recapitalization, freed bank capital, reallocated surplus state labor, and propelled trade expansion.

Select any node in the mechanism network above to view structural policy linkages.

Workbench Dataset & Policy Summary Export

Download simulated counterfactual model parameters or historical trajectory datasets.

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