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Effective Demand, Local Governments and Economic Growth in Post-Mao China: A Spatial Econometrics Perspective

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  • Yongbok Jeon

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The purpose of this study is to empirically test the validity of Kaldors laws of economic growth in China between 1978 and 2004 and to provide an alternative explanation of sources of Chinese economic growth in a Kaldorian perspective. First, in a spatial econometrics perspective using a regional data set, the present paper empirically verifies that Kaldorian hypotheses on economic growth hold in China during the sample period. Second, it suggests the empirical findings as proving the validity of a demand-side approach. Third, taking this implication, this study provides a more detailed alternative explanation of the sources and processes of economic growth in China during the sample period. Finally, considering a striking finding of the lack of spatial (regional) dependence among Chinese provinces, it also discusses the role of local governments in the development process in China. This study is expected to contribute to the literature as being one of the first studies that identifies sources of Chinese economic growth in demand side.

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  • Yongbok Jeon, 2008. "Effective Demand, Local Governments and Economic Growth in Post-Mao China: A Spatial Econometrics Perspective," Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, University of Utah 2008_04, University of Utah, Department of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:uta:papers:2008_04
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    1. Cipriano Domingo Coronado Gariía & Karla Susana Barron Arreola & Juan Manuel Ocegueda Hernandez, 2011. "The Behavior The Nayarit Economy 1988-2008, El Comportamiento De La Economia Nayarita 1988-2008," Revista Internacional Administracion & Finanzas, The Institute for Business and Finance Research, vol. 4(4), pages 75-86.

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    Keywords

    Economic growth in China; Kaldors laws; effective demand; Chinese local governments;
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    JEL classification:

    • O11 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
    • O14 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Industrialization; Manufacturing and Service Industries; Choice of Technology
    • O53 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Asia including Middle East
    • R58 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Regional Development Planning and Policy

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