forces behind China's rise in electronics, and we consider the implications for regional electronics trade and production …China's emergence as a key player in the global electronics industry has ignited concerns among its East Asian … neighbors. Upper and middle-income economies fear that China's rise is hollowing out their electronics industrial base. Lower …

In this paper, we make use of a unique world electronics production data set to assess China's upgrading trajectory in … the global electronics industry. Contrary to existing studies, we find no evidence that China's electronics production … activities are more sophisticated than one would expect from its level of development. We also find little evidence that China is …

China's Customs Statistics, we examine the impact of oil prices on trade's sensitivity to distance. We find that higher oil … pronounced for trade within global production networks, and less large for goods shipped by air. …