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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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Your City Match: Wenzhou


Wenzhou

  Population: 9.2 million

  Average Wage: $10,617/year

  Air Quality Index: 85 (Moderate)

  Migrant Percentage: 36.8%

Wenzhou, a medium-sized city in Zhejiang province, is known for its pro-business attitude and a high concentration of entrepreneurs. When China first allowed private commerce in the 1980s, the city capitalized on the opportunity and developed a family and community-based financing system. Wenzhou has a well-earned reputation in China for risk-taking in business and as a manufacturer of various consumer goods, including lighters. During the 2008 financial crisis, however, the city took a hard hit but is finally on its way to recovery today.

The city is surrounded by mountains and thus isolated from many neighboring communities. This also makes the local dialect virtually impossible to make sense of for non-locals. Wenzhounese, however, are hardly parochial people. When it comes to business, the city’s residents are known to be intrepid in scouring opportunities around the world. If you are an entrepreneur at heart, Wenzhou is a good fit.

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