Fang, Jing2011-09-212011-09-212011-08https://hdl.handle.net/11299/115707University of Minnesota Ph.D. dissertation. August 2011. Major: Economics. Advisor: Prof. Thomas J. Holmes. 1 computer file (PDF); vi, 66 pagesMy thesis is divided into two parts. In part 1 I develops a theory for why a big country, like China, might be special when it comes to pursuing strategic trade policy. Then in part 2 I studies the rise of patenting in China, specifically, the rise and dispersion of Chinese inventors.en-USEconomicsThesis or Dissertation