Foreign entry liberalization and export quality: evidence from China
This paper examines the impact of foreign entry deregulation in China on the export price and quality of manufacturing firms through input-output linkage. We create a unique dataset describing the extent of regulatory control over foreign entry across approximately 900 industries covering all primar...
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| author | Hou, Xinyu Shi, Yingying Sun, Puyang |
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| description | This paper examines the impact of foreign entry deregulation in China on the export price and quality of manufacturing firms through input-output linkage. We create a unique dataset describing the extent of regulatory control over foreign entry across approximately 900 industries covering all primary, manufacturing and services sectors. Results suggest foreign entry deregulation encourages firms to improve product quality and increase export prices. Deregulation in the manufacturing sectors has more impact on downstream export price and quality, compared with services sectors. Moreover, firms having larger imported inputs benefit more from foreign entry deregulation. These effects are robust to alternative specifications. |
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| spelling | nottingham-631692020-10-12T03:27:14Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/63169/ Foreign entry liberalization and export quality: evidence from China Hou, Xinyu Shi, Yingying Sun, Puyang This paper examines the impact of foreign entry deregulation in China on the export price and quality of manufacturing firms through input-output linkage. We create a unique dataset describing the extent of regulatory control over foreign entry across approximately 900 industries covering all primary, manufacturing and services sectors. Results suggest foreign entry deregulation encourages firms to improve product quality and increase export prices. Deregulation in the manufacturing sectors has more impact on downstream export price and quality, compared with services sectors. Moreover, firms having larger imported inputs benefit more from foreign entry deregulation. These effects are robust to alternative specifications. Blackwell Publishing Inc. 2020-09-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/63169/1/Foreign%20Entry%20Liberalization%20and%20Export%20Quality.pdf Hou, Xinyu, Shi, Yingying and Sun, Puyang (2020) Foreign entry liberalization and export quality: evidence from China. Contemporary Economic Policy . ISSN 1074-3529 Foreign Entry Liberalization; Input-output Linkage; Manufacturing Firms; Export Quality; Export Price https://doi.org/10.1111/coep.12498 doi: 10.1111/coep.12498 doi: 10.1111/coep.12498 |
| spellingShingle | Foreign Entry Liberalization; Input-output Linkage; Manufacturing Firms; Export Quality; Export Price Hou, Xinyu Shi, Yingying Sun, Puyang Foreign entry liberalization and export quality: evidence from China |
| title | Foreign entry liberalization and export quality: evidence from China |
| title_full | Foreign entry liberalization and export quality: evidence from China |
| title_fullStr | Foreign entry liberalization and export quality: evidence from China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Foreign entry liberalization and export quality: evidence from China |
| title_short | Foreign entry liberalization and export quality: evidence from China |
| title_sort | foreign entry liberalization and export quality: evidence from china |
| topic | Foreign Entry Liberalization; Input-output Linkage; Manufacturing Firms; Export Quality; Export Price |
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