After eight years, Macro Polo has ceased operations as the Paulson Institute will focus its independent research on supporting its programs as it continues to diversify its scope.
We appreciate the community that has grown around Macro Polo and the fruitful engagement we’ve had with our legion of smart and sharp audience. You’ve pushed us to deliver even more original work and innovative products. Our body of work speaks for itself, and we hope it will have a long shelf life – that was the intent from MP’s inception.
MP’s website is now archived and no new work will be published henceforth on this site. Please visit www.paulsoninstitute.org for future research and policy work on a range of global issues.
Thank you all for the support over the years, it has been a privilege to have had a home at the Paulson Institute and to have built it the way we did.
- Team Macro Polo
Hukou Difficulty Index
Clicking on each colored dot will lead you to the results of each city. These include a ranking of all 40 cities and key criteria that were used to determine the city-specific results. The criteria for each city are represented as relatively easier or harder than the average, which is set at zero (below average = easier; above average = harder). You’ll also see a headline score to denote the difficulty of that city (100 = most liberal; 0 = most restrictive). In addition, to discover which city you belong in, click on “Find My City” and submit your criteria to be taken to your city.
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