Value added trade and structure of high-technology exports in China

Ikuo Kuroiwa

No 449, IDE Discussion Papers from Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization(JETRO)

Abstract: This study focuses on the technological intensity of China's exports. It first introduces the method of decomposing gross exports by using the Asian international input–output tables. The empirical results indicate that the technological intensity of Chinese exports has been significantly overestimated due to its high dependency on import content, especially in high-technology exports, an area highly dominated by the electronic and electrical equipment sector. Furthermore, a significant portion of value added embodied in China's high-technology exports comes from services and high-technology manufacturers in neighboring economies, such as Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan.

Keywords: China; International trade; Exports; Industrial structure; Industrial technology; International economic integration; Input-output tables; Technology; Production networks; Value added trade (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C67 F13 F15 O39 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014-03-01
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