The chapter describe the global value chain of China made jeans trousers. It shows the relation between the different …

country (China) over the period 1997-2009. We confirm Hausmann, Hwang and Rodrik (2007)'s prediction that regions that … contributors to the global upgrading of China's exports. This finding suggests that the contribution of assembly trade and foreign …

This paper analyses the expansion of China's clothing industry in world textile value chains. Using data from … interviews and observations throughout factory visits in China and other countries we show how private Guangdong entrepreneurs … started China's clothing manufacturing. Lacking experience in consumer markets and designing, original equipment manufacturing …

while state-owned firms and foreign-owned firms in China are not; Secondly, the geographical and sectoral presence of …

China's export performance over the past fifteen years has been phenomenal. Is this performance going to last? Wages …

This paper evaluates the role of economic geography in explaining regional wages in China. It investigates the extent … dynamics in China. We investigate three channels through which market access might influence wages beside direct transport …

In this paper, we assess the success of the ongoing financial system reforms in China by investigating the extent to … Chinese corporate sector, and analyze whether incoming foreign investment in China plays an important role in alleviating …