Replication data for: Domestic Value Added in Exports: Theory and Firm Evidence from China

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Hiau Looi Kee; Heiwai Tang

Name	File Type	Size	Last Modified
AER_Data_Package			10/19/2021 03:50:PM
LICENSE.txt	text/plain	14.6 KB	10/11/2019 09:55:PM

Project Citation:

Kee, Hiau Looi, and Tang, Heiwai. Replication data for: Domestic Value Added in Exports: Theory and Firm Evidence from China. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2016. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E112967V1

Project Description

Summary: China has defied the declining trend in domestic content in exports in many countries. This paper studies China's rising domestic content in exports using firm- and customs transaction-level data. The approach embraces firm heterogeneity and hence reduces aggregation bias. The study finds that the substitution of domestic for imported materials by individual processing exporters caused China's domestic content in exports to increase from 65 to 70 percent in the period 2000-2007. Such substitution was induced by the country's trade and investment liberalization, which deepened its engagement in global value chains and led to a greater variety of domestic materials becoming available at lower prices.

Scope of Project

Subject Terms: International Trade; Domestic Value Added

JEL Classification:
      F13 Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
      F14 Empirical Studies of Trade
      L14 Transactional Relationships; Contracts and Reputation; Networks
      O19 International Linkages to Development; Role of International Organizations
      O24 Development Planning and Policy: Trade Policy; Factor Movement; Foreign Exchange Policy
      P31 Socialist Enterprises and Their Transitions
      P33 Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions: International Trade, Finance, Investment, Relations, and Aid

Geographic Coverage: China

Time Period(s): 2000 – 2007

Universe: All exporting firms in China

Data Type(s): administrative records data; event/transaction data

Collection Notes: Customs transaction data at firm level

Methodology

Data Source: Customs and department of statistics

Unit(s) of Observation: Firms,

Related Publications

Download this project

Published Versions

V1 [2019-10-12]

Export Metadata

Dublin Core

DDI 2.5

Report a Problem

Found a serious problem with the data, such as disclosure risk or copyrighted content? Let us know.

This material is distributed exactly as it arrived from the data depositor. ICPSR has not checked or processed this material. Users should consult the investigator(s) if further information is desired.