Inter-industry relatedness and industrial-policy efficiency: Evidence from China’s export processing zones
Zhao Chen
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Sandra Poncet
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Résumé
In this paper, we evaluate whether the efficiency of industrial policies depends on the consistency of their focus with the local productive structure. We use sector-level data from Chinese manufacturing surveys over the 1998–2007 period to show that the efficiency of the export-promoting policies implemented in export processing zones depends on whether they target activities for which the necessary capabilities and resources are available. We find export benefits from the EPZ policy which are greater for sectors with denser links with the local productive structure. Our results suggest that industrial-policy effectiveness is magnified by pre-existing productive knowledge.
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Economies et financesFormat du dépôt | Notice |
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Type de dépôt | Article dans une revue |
Titre |
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Inter-industry relatedness and industrial-policy efficiency: Evidence from China’s export processing zones
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Résumé |
en
In this paper, we evaluate whether the efficiency of industrial policies depends on the consistency of their focus with the local productive structure. We use sector-level data from Chinese manufacturing surveys over the 1998–2007 period to show that the efficiency of the export-promoting policies implemented in export processing zones depends on whether they target activities for which the necessary capabilities and resources are available. We find export benefits from the EPZ policy which are greater for sectors with denser links with the local productive structure. Our results suggest that industrial-policy effectiveness is magnified by pre-existing productive knowledge.
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Auteur(s) |
Zhao Chen
1
, Sandra Poncet
2, 3
, Ruixiang Xiong
4
1
Fudan University [Shanghai]
( 140179 )
- Shanghai, Yangpu
- Chine
2
PSE -
Paris School of Economics
( 301309 )
- 48 boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris
- France
3
PJSE -
Paris Jourdan Sciences Economiques
( 1171428 )
- 48 boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris
- France
4
Xiangtan University
( 469145 )
- Xiangtan City Hunan 411105 China
- Chine
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Volume |
45
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Numéro |
4
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Page/Identifiant |
809-826
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Langue du document |
Anglais
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Nom de la revue |
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Vulgarisation |
Non
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Comité de lecture |
Oui
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Audience |
Internationale
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Date de publication |
2017-12
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Mots-clés |
en
Comparative advantage, Export processing zones, Industrial policy, China
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DOI | 10.1016/j.jce.2016.01.003 |
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