This paper investigates the relationship between outward foreign direct investment (FDI) and both exports and imports … overseas investments substitute for exports in chemicals products and for both exports and imports in general machinery. …

this sector have the ability to deliver cement either from domestic plants or from imports. Since cement is costly to … transport via land, the difference in marginal cost between local production and imports varies across local markets. The … marginal cost of imports is lower in areas with access to a sea port, decreasing the relative value of investing in local …

towards China's decentralization of environment policy implementation as well as its fiscal arrangements. …

Since the inception of economic reforms, China in 1978 and Vietnam in 1986, both countries have become successful … between China and Vietnam?" through a comparative study of the FDI determinants. In other words, this paper revisits the … determinants of FDI into China and Vietnam by employing an augmented gravity model and using a panel dataset containing information …

R&D and innovation have become much more strategic than ever before for the growth of China as well as for its global … perspective explaining the legacy of the past in today's choices. In the second part, we illustrate China's catching up strategy …

rural household survey conducted in Wuwei county (Anhui province, China) in 2008. We apply two complementary approaches : a …

This paper analyzes the changes in public-private sector earnings differentials for local residents in urban China …

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