China has witnessed rapid increases in the skill premium over the last few decades. In this paper, we study the short …-run effect of capital goods imports on skill premium in China. The surge in capital goods imports, which embody advanced … technology, can explain the rising demand for skills in China. We exploit regional variations in capital goods import exposure …

level contributes to human capital development in one of those countries-China. To fulfill this aim, a longitudinal data on … two provinces of China are used. First, estimates from instrumental variables and matching analyses show that attending … developing countries such as China …

We use Belgian firm-level data over the period 1996-2007 to analyze the impact of imports from China and other low … indicate that, both industry-level import competition and firm-level outsourcing to China reduce firm employment growth and …-level outsourcing of finished goods to China even increased firm's probability of survival. In terms of skill upgrading, the effect of …