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Human capital spillovers from Special Economic Zones: evidence from Yangtze Delta in China

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  • Zhaoying Lu

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This paper evaluates the effects of a place-based program in the Yangtze Delta of China?Special Economic Zones (SEZs). It takes into account spatial dependence to examine whether the human capital of SEZs exerts positive influences on the productivity of the local industry. The empirical results find that the local industry benefits from the human capital of SEZs. The spillover effects are not only confined to own counties but also neighboring counties. Indeed, SEZs contribute more to the productivity of neighboring counties than the one in the hosting county itself. Moreover, positive spillover effects of the human capital of SEZs still hold for the growth of productivity. Furthermore, the productivity of a region is similar to the one of the same industry in proximity.

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  • Zhaoying Lu, 2021. "Human capital spillovers from Special Economic Zones: evidence from Yangtze Delta in China," Discussion Papers in Economics and Business 21-02, Osaka University, Graduate School of Economics.
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    Keywords

    Special Economic Zone; Spatial Analysis; Human Capital; Spillovers; Yangtze Delta.;
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    JEL classification:

    • C21 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models
    • C23 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Models with Panel Data; Spatio-temporal Models
    • R10 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - General
    • O21 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Development Planning and Policy - - - Planning Models; Planning Policy

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