Industrial Policy and Potential for Export Upgrading: Evidence from Government-Approved Projects in China

Description

We construct a new Chinese industrial policy measure at the product level based on 96,778 government-approved projects from 2009 to 2017. We classify the products into 3-digit codes according to the Standard International Trade Classification Revision 3 (SITC Rev.3). The aggregate amount of government-approved projects on a specific product measures policy intensity. Our findings reveal that Chinese industrial policy can generally enhance the potential for export upgrading.

Institutions

• Jilin University

  Jilin, Changchun

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Funders

• National Natural Science Foundation of China

  Beijing, China

  Grant ID: 71972063
• National Social Science Foundation Youth Project

  Grant ID: 23CJL014
• Social Science Foundation of Jilin Province

  Grant ID: 2023C040486

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