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Deregulation as a Source of China’s Economic Growth

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  • Shiyuan Pan

    (Zhejiang University)

  • Kai Xu

    (Zhejiang University)

  • Kai Zhao

    (University of Connecticut)

Abstract

We develop a two-sector growth model of vertical structure in which the up-stream sector features Cournot competition and produces intermediate goods that are used in the downstream sector for the production of final goods. In such a ver-tical structure, we show that deregulation and increased market competition in the upstream sector does not only increase its own productivity, but also has a substan-tial spill-over effect on the productivity of the downstream sector through affecting factor prices. We calibrate the model to the Chinese economy and use the calibrated model to quantitatively evaluate the extent to which deregulation in the upstream market in China from 1998 to 2007 accounts for the rapid economic growth over the same period. Our quantitative experiments suggest that deregulation in the up-stream market in China from 1998 to 2007 can account for a significant fraction of China’s economic growth during this period partly due to the significant spillover effect it has on the downstream sector. In addition, our model can also match sev-eral relevant observations in China during the same period including high and rising returns to capital, declining markups.

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  • Shiyuan Pan & Kai Xu & Kai Zhao, 2020. "Deregulation as a Source of China’s Economic Growth," Working papers 2020-01, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:uct:uconnp:2020-01
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    Keywords

    Deregulation; Economic Growth; Vertical Structure;

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    • E20 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - General (includes Measurement and Data)
    • O41 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - One, Two, and Multisector Growth Models

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