Work on the Chinese economy

Team:

· Jo Van Biesebroeck (K.U.Leuven)

· Loren Brandt (University of Toronto)

· Yifan Zhang (Chinese University of Hong Kong)

· Luhang Wang (Xiamen University)

Working papers:

· Creative Accounting or Creative Destruction? Firm-level Productivity Growth in Chinese Manufacturing, by Loren Brandt, Johannes Van Biesebroeck, and Yifan Zhang (2012). Journal of Development Economics [pdf file], Online Appendix

· Challenges of Working with the Chinese NBS Firm-level Data, by Loren Brandt, Johannes Van Biesebroeck, and Yifan Zhang (2014). China Economic Review [pdf file]

· WTO Accession and Performance of Chinese Manufacturing Firms, by Loren Brandt, Johannes Van Biesebroeck, Luhang Wang, and Yifan Zhang (2017). American Economic Review . [pdf file] [Corrigendum]

· Capability building in China’s auto supply chains, by Loren Brandt and Johannes Van Biesebroeck. In progress. [report for Industry Canada in pdf]

CES-LICOS Workshop on “International Trade and Productivity in China’s Manufacturing Sector” was held on October 8, 2008 at the K.U.Leuven [program]

Data files – in the following directory [appendix]:

· Industry concordances (4 files): concordance_over_time; IO-CIC_pre2002; IO-CIC_post2002; IO_sectors

· Deflators (7 files): input_2digit; input_14sector; input_benchmark; capital; output_2digit; output_14sector; output_benchmark

· Programs (2 files): match_firms ; create_capital_stock

Research supported by:

· SSHRC

· ERC

· AUTO21