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Global value chain participation and firm capacity utilization: Evidence from China

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  • Mufang Xie
  • Binbin Yu

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Based on firm- and customs transaction-level data from 2000 to 2006, this study employs the translog cost function to measure the capacity utilization of Chinese firms. It then uses a difference-in-differences (DID) model combined with propensity score matching (PSM) to examine the impact of global value chain (GVC) participation on capacity utilization. The empirical results show that GVC participation has a significant positive impact on firm capacity utilization and that this impact lasts for a long time. Our results are robust after considering several potential problems. Mechanism testing reveals that GVC participation improves firm capacity utilization by expanding market demand and promoting technological progress. Heterogeneity analysis shows that GVC participation has a more significant impact on general trade firms, private firms, high-tech industry firms and firms in the western region of China. This study reveals that GVC participation can effectively ameliorate China's overcapacity, providing new ideas for achieving overcapacity governance.

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  • Mufang Xie & Binbin Yu, 2024. "Global value chain participation and firm capacity utilization: Evidence from China," The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 33(3), pages 390-417, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jitecd:v:33:y:2024:i:3:p:390-417
    DOI: 10.1080/09638199.2023.2184648
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