Formerly Assembled, But Now Designed in China? Assessing the Domestic Value-Added of Activities in Gross Exports
2018/11/30
研討會日期 : 2018-11-30
時間 : 14:30
主講人 : Professor Fei Wang (王飛)
主持人 : Professor Ching-Cheng Chang
地點 : Conference Room B110
演講者簡介 : Professor Wang received his Ph.D. in Economics from Graduate School of International Development, Nagoya University, Japan. He is currently a Professor of Economics at the School of International Trade and Economics, University of International Business and Economics, China. His research fields are Quantitative Analysis of China's Economy, Trade Policy Analysis, Economic Modelling (CGE and Input-Output).
演講摘要 : China has managed to increase the domestic value added content of its exports in recent years. But what is the nature of global value chain activities that it performs? This paper measures the value added of China's activities embodied in its exports. We combine detailed data on the activities of workers, based on their occupations from population censuses by industry and across China's 31 provinces, with newly estimated inter-provincial input-output tables using value-added tax transactions data for 2002 and 2012. Our findings suggest the increase in China's domestic value-added in exports arises from an expansion of fabrication activities. This aggregate trend is driven by provinces like Guangdong, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang. Richer provinces like Beijing, Tianjin, and Shanghai have started to specialize in R&D and sales and marketing activities.
