This paper estimates the productivity gains from reducing tariffs on final goods and from
reducing tariffs on intermediate inputs. Lower output tariffs can increase productivity by …

In recent years, global value chains have played an increasing role in business strategies,
profoundly affecting international trade and development paradigms. Global value chains …

内容提要: 开发区是中国经济转型过程产业空间组织的一种“转型制度” 形式,
正在经历一个企业“扎堆” 向产业集群的转变. 本文依据江苏省沿江开发区企业的微观调研数据 …

Is it justified? The recent media and political attention on service outsourcing from
developed to developing countries gives the impression that outsourcing is exploding. As a …

The practice of sourcing service inputs from overseas suppliers has been growing in
response to new technologies that have made it possible to trade in some business and …

This study examines the determinants of entry by foreign firms, using information on 515
Chinese industries at the provincial level during 1998–2001. The analysis is based on new …

This paper models the relationship between countries' distance from global economic
activity, endogenous investments in education and economic development. Firms in remote …

The practice of sourcing service inputs from overseas suppliers has been growing in
response to new technologies that have made it possible to trade in some business and …

This paper applies panel data of 281 prefecture-level cities in China from 2004 to 2017 to
calculate the green total factor productivity (GTFP) at the city level. Then, it examines the …