Agglomeration and Firm Export

Churen Sun (), Zhihao Yu () and Tao Zhang ()
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Churen Sun: Department of Economics, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chendu 611130, China
Zhihao Yu: Department of Economics, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 5B6, Canada
Tao Zhang: International Business School, Shanghai University of International Business and Economics, Shanghai 201620, China

Frontiers of Economics in China-Selected Publications from Chinese Universities, 2018, vol. 13, issue 1, 116-132

Abstract: Using Chinese manufacturing data between 1998 and 2007, this paper investigates the impact of agglomeration on firm¡¯s export behavior. It is found that the agglomeration of manufacturing industries in China over this period increases firm¡¯s export probability as well as its export volume, and the impact is larger for more efficient firms. However, the impact on firm¡¯s export volume depends on the degree of agglomeration. When the degree of agglomeration is low, an increase in agglomeration would expand firm¡¯s export volume but the impact will be diminishing and even turns negative if the degree of agglomeration is already very high.

Keywords: agglomeration; firm export (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F12 R12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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