Many studies of regional disparity in China have focused on the preferential policies received by the coastal provinces …

development zones on firm level TFP in China. The difference-in-difference estimator shows that on average, loss of development … three major seaports in China, closure of zones reduced firm-level TFP by 9.62%, whereas closure of zones farther away did … locational heterogeneity. We conclude that China's strategy of using development zones as a place-based policy to encourage …

combine to restrict workers’ location decisions. Using an equilibrium sorting model and rich micro data from China, we … regional inequality by moving workers from unproductive inland regions to productive coastal regions in China; such welfare and …

park site selection and document the willingness of China's provincial leaders to sacrifice economic development in order …

since 1995. The paper draws on a variety of data sources but most heavily on the recent World Input-Output Database. China …