Energy use and exporting: an analysis of Chinese firms

Isabel Maria Bodas Freitas, Jojo Jacob (), Lili Wang and Zibiao Li
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Jojo Jacob: Grenoble Ecole de Management
Lili Wang: UNU-MERIT, Maastricht University
Zibiao Li: Hebei University of Technology

Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 2023, vol. 33, issue 1, No 6, 179-207

Abstract: Abstract As global emissions increase with global trade, there is a critical need to understand the importance of energy use in export-oriented manufacturing activities in emerging economies. We investigate this issue by examining whether the extent of firms’ involvement in exporting is associated with the energy-intensiveness of their production activities. We use data from a survey of Chinese firms, officially classified as users of ‘advanced’ technologies. Although in recent years China has been attempting to discourage exports of energy- and pollution-intensive products, our results show a positive association between firms’ energy-use intensity and their exporting. This relationship exists across industries with different levels of technological sophistication, but is particularly salient in industries characterized by high energy-use intensity. We discuss the theoretical and policy implications of these findings.

Keywords: Energy intensity; Export; China; F18; H23; Q56; Q58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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