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Economic network dynamics: a structural analysis of the international connectivity of Chinese manufacturing firms

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  • Michele Lo Re
  • Eleonora Veglianti
  • Fabrizio Parente
  • Umberto Monarca
  • Cosimo Magazzino

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Purpose - This paper explores international trade of the Chinese manufacturing industries through the lenses of network analysis (NA) to visualise the world trade network of the Chinese economy, describe its topology and better explain the international organisation of Chinese manufacturing industries. Design/methodology/approach - The authors built a dataset of 40,550 Chinese companies and their 107,026 subsidiaries in 118 countries from Orbis-BVD and used a NA to investigate the connection between China and other countries. In particular, the authors studied the connections between Chinese companies and their subsidiaries in order to build a network of Chinese industries. Findings - The authors found that the network of Chinese companies is ramified but not wide and it can be divided into two clusters. Moreover, the relations between China and other peripheral countries are strongly mediated by a few leading locations (e.g. Hong Kong and the USA). Originality/value - This paper contributes to the literature in several ways. First, the authors provide empirical evidence on the magnitude and ramifications of Chinese enterprises in the world. The existing studies generally focus on applying NA to sectoral insights (Mao and Yang, 2012; Shaikhet al., 2016; Zhenget al., 2016; Wanzenbö ck, 2018; Kricheneet al., 2019), whereas in this work the authors take a comprehensive view of the entire Chinese manufacturing system. Second, this paper complements the existing literature identifying the difference between cluster levels in Chinese manufacturing (Wu and Jiang, 2011) by proposing a cluster centralisation method to analyse the international network of Chinese firms rather than just the national network. Finally, the results also shed light on the international trade relationship between China, Hong Kong and the USA.

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  • Michele Lo Re & Eleonora Veglianti & Fabrizio Parente & Umberto Monarca & Cosimo Magazzino, 2023. "Economic network dynamics: a structural analysis of the international connectivity of Chinese manufacturing firms," Journal of Economic Studies, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 50(8), pages 1585-1600, February.
  • Handle: RePEc:eme:jespps:jes-10-2022-0531
    DOI: 10.1108/JES-10-2022-0531
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    1. Xie, Dongshui & Bai, Caiquan & Zhang, Yuwei, 2023. "Relation-based governance, financial crisis shock, and economic growth in China," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 129(C).

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