How do foreign trade and foreign direct investment affect regional inequality? Foreign trade and investment may affect internal economic geography, and the resulting industry agglomeration may contribute to regional inequality. This paper provides empirical evidence supporting this linkage. The...

We use Chinese firm-level data from the World Bank Investment Climate Survey to examine the link between importing intermediates and intra-firm wage inequality. Our results show that intermediate input importers not only have a significant wage premium but also have a greater intra-firm wage...

This paper provides micro-level evidences on the close linkage between globalization and wage inequality. We investigate the wage premium and wage spillovers effect of foreign-invested enterprises and exporters in Chinese manufacturing industry. The results show that there is significant foreign...

This paper focuses on a less-studied corruptive behavior hidden in trade facilitation costs. We use Chinese firm-level data to identify systematic variations in entertainment and travel costs (ETCs) across different trading markets and trading partners. We find that ETCs significantly increase...

This paper uses the national firm level survey data to investigate the effects of Chinese unions on firm performance. We show that Chinese unions have a strong "State-Party voice" face and a "collective voice" face but lack of "monopoly" face. The government influence plays an important role in...

This paper examines the determinants of city growth in China. Evidence is provided that economic reforms played an important role in accelerating urban growth. The relative magnitude of the state sector has a negative impact on city growth and the city's openness to foreign direct investment has...

How does foreign direct investment (FDI) affect the wage levels of cities in a host country? This paper uses a panel dataset of Chinese cities to examine the impact of inward FDI on the urban real wage. The results suggest that the existence of FDI has a significant and positive effect on urban...

Although it is an important building block of regional integration, very little research has investigated border trade between neighboring countries. This paper fills this gap by examining the patterns and determinants of China's border trade with its neighboring countries. First, a...

Summary This paper investigates the linkage between globalization and industry agglomeration in China. The results indicate that the degree of industry agglomeration has significantly increased from 1985 to 2005. Foreign trade and foreign direct investment are closely related to industry...