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Please Pass the Catch-Up: The Relative Performance of Chinese and Foreign Firms in Chinese Exports

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  • Bruce A. Blonigen
  • Alyson C. Ma

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The following sections are included:IntroductionLiterature ReviewA Model of Foreign Investment into ChinaA Brief Descriptive Analysis of Exports and Unit Values over TimeEmpirical AnalysisConclusionAppendixReferences

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  • Bruce A. Blonigen & Alyson C. Ma, 2019. "Please Pass the Catch-Up: The Relative Performance of Chinese and Foreign Firms in Chinese Exports," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Foreign Direct Investment, chapter 12, pages 401-445, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
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    Keywords

    Foreign Direct Investment; Multinational Enterprises; Mergers and Acquisitions; Greenfield; Trade Policy; Taxation; Spillovers; Offshoring; Wage Inequality; Firm-Specific Assets; Antidumping; Tariff-jumping; Industrial Organization; Ownership-Location-Internalization Theory;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • F02 - International Economics - - General - - - International Economic Order and Integration
    • F13 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
    • F6 - International Economics - - Economic Impacts of Globalization

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