This paper analyzes the role of innovation activities in the export participation of Chinese high-tech firms during the … firm-level innovation efforts, measured by R&D and product innovation dummies, play only a minor role for domestic … exporters. Foreign-invested firms dominate the high-tech exports but do not rely on indigenous innovation activities. These …

exporting activities is not a prevailing phenomenon in China. It is related to the heterogeneous characteristics of the firms …

phenomenon in China. It is unevenly distributed among firms with different ownerships, export-orientations and locations. Overall …

China has achieved unprecedented success in economic growth since the initiation of economic reforms. The high growth … manufacturing sector toward high value-added products. However, regional inequality in China has increased considerably behind the …