Electronics Production Upgrading: Is China Exceptional?

Ari Van Assche () and Byron Scott Gangnes ()
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Ari Van Assche: HEC Montr´eal and CIRANO

No 200722, Working Papers from University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Economics

Abstract: In this paper, we make use of a unique world electronics production data set to assess China’s upgrading trajectory in the global electronics industry. Contrary to existing studies, we find no evidence that China’s electronics production activities are more sophisticated than one would expect from its level of development. We also find little evidence that China is rapidly upgrading into more sophisticated production activities.

Keywords: China; industrial upgrading; electronics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O10 O14 L63 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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Date: 2007-08-17
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