【主题】Exporting from China: the Determinants of Trade Status
【报告人】鄢萍（北京大学国家发展研究院副教授）
【时间】5月12日（星期三）10:00-11:30 a.m.
【地点】上海财经大学高等研究院楼232室
【语言】英文
【摘要】This paper studies the exporting decision of Chinese manufacturing firms. The economic framework stresses the dynamic decision by both state controlled and private entities to export in a model with labor adjustment costs. In this complex environment, a simple decision rule whereby export status depends only on current productivity does not hold. Nor does this rule match data patterns. The estimated model is used to understand the factors that influence export status. The analysis highlights the economic significance of labor adjustment costs in shaping both employment and trade dynamics.
