Please Pass the Catch-Up the Relative Performance of Chinese and Foreign Firms in Chinese Exports

45 Pages Posted: 10 Sep 2007 Last revised: 21 Jul 2022

See all articles by Bruce A. Blonigen

Bruce A. Blonigen

University of Oregon - Department of Economics; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Alyson C. Ma

University of San Diego School of Business

Date Written: September 2007

Abstract

Foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs) account for well over half of all Chinese exports and this share continues to grow. While the substantial presence of FIEs has contributed greatly to the recent export-led growth of China, an important objective of the Chinese government is to ultimately obtain foreign technologies and develop their own technological capabilities domestically. This paper uses detailed data on Chinese exports by sector and type of enterprise to examine the extent to which domestic enterprises are "keeping up" or even "catching up" to FIEs in the volume, composition and quality of their exports. We also use a newly-created dataset on Chinese policies encouraging or restricting FIEs across sectors to examine the extent to which such policies can affect the evolving composition of Chinese exports.

Suggested Citation

Blonigen, Bruce A. and Ma, Alyson C., Please Pass the Catch-Up the Relative Performance of Chinese and Foreign Firms in Chinese Exports (September 2007). NBER Working Paper No. w13376, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1012830

Bruce A. Blonigen (Contact Author)

University of Oregon - Department of Economics ( email )

1285 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403
United States
541-346-4680 (Phone)
541-346-1243 (Fax)

National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

1050 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138
United States

Alyson C. Ma

University of San Diego School of Business ( email )

5998 Alcala Park
San Diego, CA 92110-2492
United States

Do you have negative results from your research you’d like to share?

Paper statistics

Downloads
49
Abstract Views
1,471
PlumX Metrics