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Our work contributes to the literature relating output structure and economic development by showing that growth gains from upgrading are not unconditional. Relying on data from a panel of Chinese cities, we show that the level of capabilities available to domestic firms operating in ordinary...
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We propose the first evaluation using micro-level data of the expected growth gains from the consistency of activities with local comparative advantage. Using firm level data from Chinese customs over 2000-2006, we investigate the relationship between the export performance of firms and how...
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State-owned firms and foreign-owned firms in China are not; Secondly, the geographical and sectoral presence of foreign … restructuring of the state-owned sector and further liberalization of foreign capital inflows in China can help to circumvent …
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This paper studies the degree of integration of China's domestic market and investigates the determinants of inter … China's domestic marketfragmentation along provincial borders great, but it also has become more severe atleast between 1992 …
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This paper investigates the determinants of activities' location in Chinese provinces based on a unique panel data set, paying particular attention to the role of local protectionism. We estimate a model of production location across Chinese provinces that combines factor endowments and...
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This work investigates the motivations behind the Chinese fiscal policy on exports. It relies on very detailed product level (HS 6 digit) data over the period 2002-12 covering both export tax and export VAT rebate. It aims to uncover the respective importance of the various policy motivations...
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Since the early phase of the country modernization, the center of gravity of China’s economy has been alternately … located in the coastal area (Blue China) and in inland area (Yellow China). Such a shift is now taking place in China … thirty years), thanks to an outstanding convergence speed in industry. This rebalancing goes hand in hand with China’s new …
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Compared to most countries, China’s value-added tax (VAT) system is not neutral and makes it less advantageous to … been led China to be accused of providing its firms with an unfair advantage in global trade. We use city-specific export …
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