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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

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Shenzhen

  Population: 12.5 million

  Average Wage: $13,980/year

  Air Quality Index: 93 (Moderate)

  Migrant Percentage: 65.3%

Once a bucolic fishing village, Shenzhen in recent years has transformed itself into the “Silicon Delta” of China, home to some of the most valuable tech companies in the world (e.g. Tencent, Huawei, Lenovo, and ZTE). Shenzhen’s rapid transition from rural backwater to the forefront of China’s technological future owes, in no small part, to its designation as the first “special economic zone” some 40 years ago, as part of Deng Xiaoping’s “reform and opening up” policy.

Like America’s Silicon Valley, Shenzhen has a high tolerance for migrants, evidenced by one of the highest migrant populations in China. The fact that most Shenzhenites are from somewhere else may be correlated with a booming tech industry, which usually derives creativity from a diverse mix of people. Because it is a young city, Shenzhen has a vibrant urban life that accommodates the influx of young techies and migrants. Luohu district and Coco Park are home to the city’s growing night life scene. Many residents can also take day trips to Lianhuashan, a 370-acre public park situated in downtown Shenzhen.

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