What＇s So Special about China＇s Exports？ A Comment

Dani Rodrik argues that China's exports are unusually sophisticated for a country at its income level. He also claims that China's export sophistication reflects the government's successful industrial policy and has been instrumental in the recent acceleration of its economic growth. Although Rodrik's interpretation of China's economic growth is broadly correct, the accuracy of his empirical analysis is questionable. This note identifies several problems regarding the “export sophistication” index used in his empirical work and casts doubt on his analysis.     

What＇s So Special about China＇s Exports？

I. Introduction The phenomenal performance of China constitutes the great economic miracle of the last quarter century. China’s economy has expanded by leaps and bounds, at historically unprecedented rates that few economists would have found plausible or feasible ex ante. More importantly, this growth has lifted hundreds of millions of people from deep poverty and has helped improve health, education and other social standards. China has accomplished all this using its own brand of experime…     

美国如何应对对华巨额贸易逆差？

中国加入WTO整整5周年了。在这5年里,中国的对外贸易,特别是对外出口,急剧增加。中国的出口增长对其他国家特别是美国这个中国的重要贸易伙伴造成很大的问题。     

我国对外贸易为何举步维艰？

受国家有关政策调整及国际经贸形势变化的影响,1996年,我国的对外贸易活动可谓步履艰难,尽管各有关方面给予了大力支持,众多外贸企业也努力克服困难,使进出口贸易在整体上继续保持了发展,1—9月累计进出口总值达到1999亿美元,比上年同期增长1.1%,并出现了81亿美元的顺差。但是总的形势应该说还是相当严峻的,无论是进口还是出口,1996年前9个月的增长幅度都是自1991年以来同期水平中最低的,外贸出口需求对整个国民经济增长的拉动作用明显减弱,使国民经济增长由往常的     

“中国鞋”为何屡遭“打劫”？

中国鞋以“价廉”优势在海外市场所向披靡，就在中国鞋商为“走出去”所取得的辉煌战绩而举杯庆祝的时候，中国鞋遭到了前所未有的仇视和打击。我们在以法律武器捍卫自己正当权益的同时，也有必要重新思考一下中国鞋业的发展战略。     

How Mobile Are Resources in Chinese Agriculture？ —— Implications for China＇s Agricultural Trade Policy

Agricultural trade policy in China has been the subject of heated discussion since China's accession to the WTO. Studies have been carried out and propositions put forth regarding comparative advantage, food security, development of the industry, and farmers’ income. In this paper, we attempt to provide an analysis from another important perspective: resource mobility, which is an essential assumption in free trade theory. By examining the mobility of different production resources in Chinese agriculture, namely natural resources, capital inputs, human resources and institutional arrangements, we found that for most production resources in Chinese agriculture, mobility is low. The results have significant policy implications in two respects: first, protective measures in the transitional period for certain crops in certain areas in China are legitimate and necessary to ensure social stability; and second, policy instruments to improve resource mobility in Chinese agricultural should be explored and implemented to realize more trade benefit in the future. (Edited by Xinyu Fan)     

真的自由了？

新《对外贸易法》出台，对丁想从事进出口生意的个人而言，意味蕾以后再也不用过“寄人篱下”的日子了。     

中国外贸高增长下的主要问题及应对策略

随着中国参与经济全球化进程的日益加快，我国对外贸易进入了高速增长时期。进出口总额由1978年的206亿美元，增长到2004年的11547亿美元，年均增长16．7％，我国的外贸规模也由世界第32位攀升到第3位，利用外资也连续12年居发展中国家首位。截止到2004．年底，我国实际利用外资累计5600多亿美元。2005年一季度，中国对外贸易继续保持平稳、快速的增长态势，进出口总额为2952亿美元，     

Are China‘s Trade Policies Effective？

I. IntroductionSince economic reform and an opening-up in 1978, the Chinese government has decentralized its state-owned enterprises (SOEs) system in the centrally planned economy. The separation of government administration and enterprise management is moving China toward a market-oriented economy, forcing Chinese enterprises to become more competitive and more efficient. Market forces of supply and demand are intended to govern firms' industrial production, which is no longer subject to government planning and control.     

中国占了贸易伙伴的便宜？

【美国《华盛顿观察》6月11日】过去30年中,中国经济的高速发展与对外贸易的“红火”有很大关系。尤其是在最近几年,中国出口的强劲增长给中国带来了大量的经常项目盈余和庞大的外汇储备。那么,中国是否占了它的贸易伙伴的便宜呢？美国的一些经济专家对此有不同看法。     

What＇s So Special about China＇s Producer Services？ An Input-output Analysis

In the present study, five stylized facts about China ＂s producer services are established through international, intersectoral and intertemporal comparisons based on input --output tables. First, the overall service input ratio is the lowest in all the sample economies. Second, most producer services are supplied by the traditional labor-intensive sectors. Third, manufacturing is the biggest user of producer services, and service industry is the second, while the opposite is true for most of the other sample economies. Fourth, unlike other economies, China ＂s ＂R＆D＂ is characterized more by consumer services than producer services. Fifth, China has fairly lower service input ratios in almost all the industries. The backward and forward linkages coefficients are both smaller for ＂real estate activities＂ and ＂finance and insurance. ＂＂ Policy reform should focus not only on specific producer services but also on reducing obstacles that are inhibiting the balanced development of diverse producer services that will help China to optimize its economic structure.     

以变应变融入一体--世界贸易新格局与中国的对策

为了逐步兑现入世谈判所做出的承诺,我们必须根据世界贸易环境的变化,为我国对外贸易的良性发展和更快更好地融入全球化的经济中提出一些对策建议。     

Imports and Exports by Customs Regime

~~Imports and Exports by Customs Regime     

中国贸易动了美国人的奶酪？

从美国人的视角看中国贸易。不难发现中国顺差更像是针对美国的。实际上中美贸易顺差的数额比中国顺差总量还要大。这意味着如果将美国划去。中国对世界其他所有国家的进口要大于出口。[编按]     

贸易大国地位与中国贸易政策战略调整

2006年12月26日,由上海社会科学院世界经济研究所与上海市世界经济学会联合举办的“中国国际经济地位与开放战略再探索”理论研讨会在上海社会科学院小礼堂隆重召开,来自上海市及长三角其他城市的80余位世界经济研究领域的中青年专家学者济济一堂,围绕在对外开放新阶段如何提升中国开放战略、优化开放政策等一些重大理论与现实问题进行系统深入的研讨。为反映本次研讨会的精彩内容,本刊特将与会专家的发言要点整理并予以刊出,以飨读者。     

为何中国如此谦卑？

[伊朗《德黑兰时报》6月21日]上个月，中国对外贸易的顺差额达到了130亿美元。以此类推，中国一年的贸易盈余会超过1500亿美元。既然如此，为何中国还总是表现得如此谦卑，总是跟着“国际社会”（即西方国家）的步调走？甚至当中国驻南斯拉夫大使馆被炸（当然，这是失误）后，他们仅仅是笑笑了事。     

What Caused the Sharp Downturn in the Chinese Economy during the Global Financial Crisis？ A Critical Note on Causality in Trade Linkage

In responding to a view that attributes sharp downturns in the Chinese economy in late 2008 and early 2009 to the ＂collapse of external demand,＂ the present paper scrutinizes three relevant issues： How have large Chinese importers behaved in a demand-price setting？ How have Chinese commodity imports and exports interacted in recent years？ Did the downturns in China＇s export growth come earlier and were they deeper than those in Chinese import growth？ All answers appear to suggest a conclusion contrary to the abovementioned view： sharp downturns in China＇s trade and economy during the reeent global financial crisis were, to a large extent, caused by certain domestic factors, or by factors that should not be regarded as entirely ＂external. ＂ Insomuch as globalization has advanced, a large economy like China＇s today faces new potential sources of macroeeonomic disturbances, from inside and outside.