Using export market performance to evaluate regional preferential policies in China

Annette Schminke () and Johannes Van Biesebroeck
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Annette Broocks

Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), 2013, vol. 149, issue 2, 343-367

Abstract: We evaluate the effectiveness of two types of preferential regional policy programs in China’s manufacturing sector. The primary goal of the Economic and Technological Development Zones (ETDZs) is to facilitate internationalization strategies, while Science and Technology Industrial Parks (STIPs) aim to generate technology spillovers. Various dimensions of export market performance are used as objective indicators for the upgrading of product quality and firm operations. We compare startups that locate into one of these zones with startups on the outside, while controlling for self-selection using treatment evaluation methods. The results indicate that firms locating in an ETDZ achieve much higher export values, driven by higher volumes of trade and numbers of destinations. Firms locating in a STIP perform best on quality dimensions. In particular they fetch higher export prices and have more success exporting to high-income countries. Copyright Kiel Institute 2013

Keywords: Spillovers; International trade; Upgrading; Regional policy; F14; R11; L2 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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