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Do Place-Based Policies Work? Micro-Level Evidence from China's Economic Zones Program
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Date&time:
August 3, 2015. (Monday) 12:30-14:00
Venue:
Theme:
Do Place-Based Policies Work? Micro-Level Evidence from China's Economic Zones Program
Abstract
This
paper
examines
the
impact
of
a
prominent
place-based
program
in
China
--
the
Economic
Zones
program
on
economic
activity
of
the
targeted
areas.
To
do
so,
we
exploit
two
geo-coded
comprehensive
waves
of
Chinese
firm
censuses,
which
allow
the
construction
of
a
panel
dataset
for
areas
before
and
after
the
zone
establishment.
By
pairing
areas
across
zone
boundaries,
we
find
that,
first,
the
economic
zones
have
a
positive
effect
on
the
employment,
output
and
capital
of
the
targeted
area.
The
program
has
also
increased
the
number
of
firms
located
in
the
zones.
Second,
the
extensive
margin
(firm
births
and
deaths)
plays
a
larger
role
in
explaining
the
SEZ
effect
than
the
intensive
margin
(incumbents).
Finally,
the
zones'
effectiveness
depends
on
program
features.
Across
sectors,
for
firms
in
more
capital-intensive
sectors,
the
zones
exhibit
larger
positive
impacts
on
firm
performance
than
those
in
more
labor-intensive
sectors.
Meanwhile,
location
characteristics
such
as
market
potential
and
transportation
accessibility
are
not
critical
factors
in
enhancing
the
program
effects.
more
information:
http://ylu6.weebly.com/
Speaker:
Dr. Yi Lu (Associate Professor, Department of Economics, National University of Singapore)
Chair:
Hitoshi SATO
Languages:
English
KIM, Jiyoung E-mail:Jiyoung_Kim

LEI, Lei E-mail:Lei_Lei

OSADA, Noriyuki E-mail:Noriyuki_Osada
