scholarly journals Impact of Labor Mobility on Comparative Advantage of Manufacturing Industries in China: Empirical Analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuang Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Comparative Advantage ◽  
Labor Mobility ◽  
Manufacturing Industries

scholarly journals Environmental Regulation, Trade Comparative Advantage, and the Manufacturing Industry’s Green Transformation and Upgrading

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (8) ◽  
pp. 2823 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mengqi Gong ◽  
Zhe You ◽  
Linting Wang ◽  
Jinhua Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Regulation ◽  
Total Factor Productivity ◽  
Comparative Advantage ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Environmental Regulations ◽  
Manufacturing Industries ◽  
Productivity Index ◽  
Chinese Government ◽  
Factor Productivity ◽  
Trade Patterns

This paper is the first to systematically review the theoretical mechanisms of environmental regulation and trade comparative advantage that affect the green transformation and upgrading of the manufacturing industry. On this basis, corresponding hypotheses are put forward. The non-radial and non-angle SBM (slacks-based measure) efficiency measurement model with undesirable outputs was used, combined with the use of the ML (green total factor productivity index) productivity index to measure green total factor productivity. Finally, the theoretical hypothesis was empirically tested using data from 27 manufacturing industries in China from 2005 to 2017. The results show the following: (1) There is a significant inverted U-shaped curve relationship between environmental regulation and the transformation of the manufacturing industry. In other words, as environmental regulation increases, its impact on the transformation and upgrading of the manufacturing industry is first promoted and then suppressed. (2) When there are no environmental regulations, the trade comparative advantage of the manufacturing industry is not conducive to industrial transformation. However, under the constraints of environmental regulations, the comparative advantage of trade will significantly promote the green transformation and upgrading of manufacturing. Therefore, in order to effectively promote transformation and upgrading of the manufacturing, this paper proposes the following policy recommendations: (1) The Chinese government should pay more attention to the impact of environmental regulation intensity on the transformation of manufacturing industries, further increase the intensity of environmental regulation within the reasonable range, and fully exert the positive effects of environmental regulation on the trade patterns and manufacturing industry transformation. (2) We should further optimize the structure of trade, realize the diversification of manufacturing import and export, and promote its transformation into high-end manufacturing. On this basis, green production technology in the manufacturing industry can be improved through the technology spillover effect. (3) Efforts should be made to improve the level of collaborative development between environmental regulation and trade patterns and to explore the transformation path of the manufacturing industry with the integration of environmental regulation and trade patterns.

scholarly journals La théorie de Heckscher-Ohlin et la localisation des industries manufacturières canadiennes : présentation de quelques résultats empiriques

2009 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-96
Author(s):  
Michel Boucher
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Advantage ◽  
Strong Evidence ◽  
Manufacturing Industries ◽  
Standard Industrial Classification ◽  
Production Technique ◽  
Factor Endowments ◽  
Intensive Production ◽  
Capital Intensive ◽  
Relative Factor ◽  
Statistical Results

Abstract This paper applies the Heckscher-Ohlin hypothesis to the location of regional manufacturing industries in Canada. The empirical results demonstrate with strong evidence the first hypothesis that Quebec and Ontario enjoy different locational characteristics because of their relative factor endowments. More precisely, firms operating in Quebec adopt labor-intensive production process relatively to those located in Ontario which choose a capital-intensive production technique. The statistical results of the second hypothesis confirm sufficiently that both provinces increased their specialization in industries when they have a relative increasing comparative advantage respectively labor-intensive industries for Quebec and capital-intensive industries for Ontario. Finally, those hypotheses are confirmed not only for the twenty two-digit manufacturing industries of the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC), but also for thirty-one three-digit manufacturing industries.

scholarly journals Comparative advantage, economic structure and growth: The case of Senegal

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiri Sejkora ◽  
Ondrej Sankot
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Advantage ◽  
Economic Structure ◽  
Manufacturing Industries ◽  
Gdp Growth ◽  
Revealed Comparative Advantage ◽  
Gdp Growth Rate ◽  
Comparative Advantages ◽  
Export Shares ◽  
Growing Economy

Background: Using a concept of revealed and latent comparative advantage, this article identifies relatively productive industries and industries with great potential in the slow-growing economy of Senegal. The identification of such industries allows for economic structure adjustment resulting in a higher gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate.Aim: The aim of the study is to identify Senegalese long-term revealed comparative advantages and to estimate Senegalese latent comparative advantages. The analysis is focused solely on manufacturing industries because industrialisation serves as an engine of growth in developing countries.Setting: The analysis is carried out on endowment structure and international trade data (1995–2015) of Senegal and appropriate comparator economies (Tanzania, Cambodia, Lao, Vietnam and Cape Verde).Methods: To identify revealed comparative advantages, we calculate the normalised revealed comparative advantage index. To estimate latent comparative advantages, we employ a growth identification and facilitation framework. The methodology is slightly modified because the estimation is based on long-term revealed comparative advantages comparisons (rather than export shares comparisons).Results: We argue that the relatively productive manufacturing industries (with revealed comparative advantage) include chemicals and manufactured goods classified chiefly by various materials. Furthermore, Senegal may have unexploited potential (i.e. latent comparative advantage) in footwear and particularly in apparel production.Conclusion: In order to accelerate GDP growth rate, Senegal should focus on developing the above mentioned industries to align its economic structure with the comparative advantages and also to promote industrialisation.

scholarly journals Developing the buyer-friendly transportation salesperson: an empirical analysis of the most important seller traits and behaviors from the transportation buyer’s perspective

2002 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 15-26
Author(s):  
Charles E Pettijohn ◽  
R Stephen Parker ◽  
John L Kent
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Ethical Conduct ◽  
Manufacturing Industries ◽  
And Behaviors

The research reported in this manuscript provides several insights regarding the specific behaviors and traits of transportation salespersons as sought by a sample of shippers. Shippers in both manufacturing and non-manufacturing industries were asked to evaluate the importance of 30 potential salesperson characteristics. Overall, dependability, ethical conduct, honesty, provision of regular service, and solution selling were ranked as the most important (“must have”) characteristics. In addition to the overall rankings, t-tests were used to compare the manufacturing and non-manufacturing groups and ANOVA tests were used to compare the responses of shippers which were grouped by number of contacts from salespersons.

scholarly journals Empirical Analysis on Environmental Regulation Performance Measurement in Manufacturing Industry: A Case Study of Chongqing, China

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-34
Author(s):  
Pengfei Zhou ◽  
Qiao Fan ◽  
Jia Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Performance Measurement ◽  
Environmental Pollution ◽  
Environmental Regulation ◽  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Manufacturing Industries ◽  
Average Efficiency ◽  
Overall Performance ◽  
The Government

AbstractIn recent years, China’s environmental pollution is serious, manufacturing industry has become one of the main targets of government environmental regulation. This paper uses the SBM model to calculate efficiency value of 29 manufacturing industries from 2008 to 2017. The results show that the overall performance of environmental regulation in manufacturing industry is high (the average efficiency value is 0.7806), but it shows a declining trend. The efficiency of environmental regulation also varies widely. The government should consider focusing on the 11 industries with low SBM value in the next step to improve the performance of environmental regulation.

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