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Competitiveness at the Country-Sector Level : New Measures Based on Global Value Chains
Marczak, Martyna - 2018
We propose the so-called domestic "embodied unit labor costs" (EULC) at the country-sector level as a new cost-related basis for measures of international competitiveness. EULC take into account that a sector's labor costs constitute only a small share of its total cost which to a large extent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012919512
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International Trade and its Effects on Economic Growth in China
Sun, Peng - 2010
the country to target the world as its market. This research discusses the role of international trade in China's economic … growth. It starts with a review of conceptions as well as the evolution of China's international trade regime and the policy … that China has taken in favor of trade sectors. In addition, China's international trade performance is analyzed …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013138732
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How Deep is Your Love? A Quantitative Spatial Analysis of the Transatlantic Trade Partnership
Krebs, Oliver - 2015
This paper explores the quantitative consequences of transatlantic trade liberalization envisioned in a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the United States and the European Union. Our key innovation is to develop a new quantitative spatial trade model and to use an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013023010
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Determinants of Trade Margins : Insights Using State Export Data
Coughlin, Cletus C. - 2015
extensive than on the intensive margin of trade. Unlike Lawless (2010), but consistent with a truncated Pareto distribution …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013011140
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Evolution of the Industrial Wage Structure in China Since 1980
Kwon, Oh-Hyun - 2011
Industry mean wages in China have exhibited sharply increased dispersion since the early 1990s. The upward trend in … contributed to wage inequality due monopoly rent sharing. We show that the industrial wage dispersion in China has evolved to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013121750
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China's Latent Human Capital Investment : Achieving Milestones and Competing for the Top
Constant, Amelie F. - 2011
In this paper we provide an overview of China's human capital strategy and educational achievements over the last two … decades. While every one acknowledges China as an economic superpower, very few are aware of or realize China's notable … Chinese modern higher education system China has made tremendous strides in education both domestically and internationally …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013126143
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A Theoretical Model of the Chinese Labor Market
Fields, Gary - 2013
This paper constructs a theoretical labor market model for China, and utilizes the model to examine the effects of … three sectors – state-owned enterprises, private enterprises, and agriculture – and China's unique household registration …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013084668
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Cultural and Ethnic Differences in the Transitions from Work to 'Retirement' of Rural Elders in China's Minority Regions
Connelly, Rachel - 2015
This paper considers the work to "retirement" transitions of the rural elders in China who reside in seven regions with … substantial minority populations. The data employed, those of the China Household Ethnicity Survey, are ideal for examining the … beyond education, the strongest predictors of labor force participation for China's rural elders are age, disability …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013015012
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Remittances and Expenditure Patterns of the Left Behinds in Rural China
Démurger, Sylvie - 2016
This paper investigates how private transfers from internal migration in China affect the expenditure behaviour of … families left behind in rural areas. Using data from the Rural-Urban Migration in China (RUMiC) survey, we assess the impact of … find that remittances supplement income in rural China and lead to increased consumption rather than increased investment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013001320
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The Great Chinese Inequality Turnaround
Kanbur, Ravi - 2017
This paper argues that after a quarter century of sharp and sustained increase, Chinese inequality is now plateauing and even turning down. The argument is made using a range of data sources and a range of measures and perspectives on inequality. The evolution of inequality is further examined...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012960254