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Special Economic Zones : Progress, Emerging Challenges, and Future Directions

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  1. Richard Adu-Gyamfi & Simplice A. Asongu & Tinaye S. Mmusi & Herbert Wamalwa & Madei Mangori, 2020. "A comparative study of export processing zones in the wake of sustainable development goals: Cases of Botswana, Kenya, Tanzania and Zimbabwe," Research Africa Network Working Papers 20/025, Research Africa Network (RAN).
  2. Nicholas A. Phelps & Miguel Atienza & Martin Arias, 2015. "Encore for the Enclave: The Changing Nature of the Industry Enclave with Illustrations from the Mining Industry in Chile," Economic Geography, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 91(2), pages 119-146, April.
  3. Moberg, Lotta, 2015. "The political economy of special economic zones," Journal of Institutional Economics, Cambridge University Press, vol. 11(1), pages 167-190, March.
  4. repec:ere:journl:v:xxxviii:y:2019:i:1:p:1-40 is not listed on IDEAS
  5. Jana Maria Kleibert, 2015. "Islands of globalisation: Offshore Services and the Changing Spatial Divisions of Labour," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 47(4), pages 884-902, April.
  6. Robin Cohen & Nicholas Van Hear, 2017. "Visions of Refugia: territorial and transnational solutions to mass displacement," Planning Theory & Practice, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 18(3), pages 494-504, July.
  7. Defever, Fabrice & Reyes, José-Daniel & Riaño, Alejandro & Varela, Gonzalo, 2020. "All these worlds are yours, except india: The effectiveness of cash subsidies to export in nepal," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 128(C).
  8. Sourish Dutta, 2024. "Review of Strategies and Policies for Enhanced Participation in Global Value Chains," Post-Print hal-04661503, HAL.
  9. Murakami, Jin & He, Yiming, 2018. "Highway investment in deindustrialization: A territorial analysis of office property transactions in Hong Kong, 2002–2013," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 66(C), pages 200-212.
  10. Fabrice Defever & Alejandro Riano, 2017. "Twin peaks," Discussion Papers 2017-15, University of Nottingham, GEP.
  11. Lingfan Yang & Xiaolong Luo & Ziyao Ding & Xiaoman Liu & Zongni Gu, 2022. "Restructuring for Growth in Development Zones, China: A Systematic Literature and Policy Review (1984–2022)," Land, MDPI, vol. 11(7), pages 1-32, June.
  12. Goodburn, Charlotte, 2025. "Urbanising the Villages: Three modes of village incorporation and the implications for structural transition in India’s “Chinese-style” special economic zones (SEZs)," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 188(C).
  13. Alkon, Meir, 2018. "Do special economic zones induce developmental spillovers? Evidence from India’s states," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 107(C), pages 396-409.
  14. Ayçıl Yücer & Jean-Marc Siroën, 2017. "Trade Performance of Export Processing Zones," The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 40(5), pages 1012-1038, May.
  15. Oliver Klein & Piotr Pachura & Christine Tamasy, 2016. "Globalizing Production Networks," Polish Journal of Management Studies, Czestochowa Technical University, Department of Management, vol. 13(2), pages 81-89, June.
  16. Akifumi Kuchiki, 2024. "Brake Segment for Agglomeration Policy: Engineers as Human Capital," Economies, MDPI, vol. 12(7), pages 1-28, June.
  17. Ronald B. Davies & Rodolphe Desbordes, 2018. "Export Processing Zones and the Composition of Greenfield FDI," Working Papers 201807, School of Economics, University College Dublin.
  18. Picarelli, Nathalie, 2016. "Who really benefits from export processing zones? Evidence from Nicaraguan municipalities," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 66652, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
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  20. Cavalcanti Teixeira, Louisiana, 2019. "Labor standards and social conditions in free trade zones: The case of the Manaus free trade zone," Economics Discussion Papers 2019-69, Kiel Institute for the World Economy.
  21. Roger Bate, 2016. "Smoking out illicit trade: How some policies intended to limit smoking drive illegal trade," AEI Economic Perspectives, American Enterprise Institute, September.
  22. Ronald B. Davies & Arman Mazhikeyev, 2019. "The Impact of Special Economic Zones on Exporting Behavior," Review of Economic Analysis, Digital Initiatives at the University of Waterloo Library, vol. 11(1), pages 145-174, July.
  23. Chuop Theot Therith, 2022. "Effect of Investment Promotion through the Special Economic Zone Mechanism on the Distribution of FDI in Cambodia," Economies, MDPI, vol. 10(9), pages 1-21, September.
  24. Dirk H M Akkermans, 2017. "Net profit flow per country from 1980 to 2009: The long-term effects of foreign direct investment," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(6), pages 1-28, June.
  25. Jean-Marc Siroën & Ayçil Yücer, 2014. "Trade Performance of Free Trade Zones," Working Papers DT/2014/09, DIAL (Développement, Institutions et Mondialisation).
  26. Khan, Karim, 2019. "Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and Prospects for the Domestic Economy of Pakistan," MPRA Paper 103337, University Library of Munich, Germany.
  27. Ayesha KHAN & Hans-Dietrich HAASIS, 2020. "Spatially Induced Effects And Sustainability For Special Economic Zones: Implications For Zones In Pakistan Under China Pakistan Economic Corridor," Regional Science Inquiry, Hellenic Association of Regional Scientists, vol. 0(2), pages 179-194, June.
  28. Douglas Zhihua Zeng, 2021. "The Dos and Don’ts of Special Economic Zones," World Bank Publications - Reports 36663, The World Bank Group.
  29. Gilles Duranton & Anthony J. Venables, 2018. "Place-Based Policies for Development," NBER Working Papers 24562, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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  31. Guangwen Meng & Douglas Zhihua Zeng, . "Structural transformation through free trade zones: the case of Shanghai," UNCTAD Transnational Corporations Journal, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
  32. Hausmann, Ricardo & Obach, Juan & Santos, Miquel Angel, 2016. "Special Economic Zones in Panama: A Critical Assessment," Working Paper Series rwp16-044, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government.
  33. Zhang, Xiaobo, 2016. "Building effective clusters and industrial parks," IFPRI discussion papers 1590, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
  34. Coulibaly, Souleymane, 2012. "Rethinking the form and function of cities in post-Soviet countries," Policy Research Working Paper Series 6292, The World Bank.
  35. Shi, Buchao & Huang, Liangxiong & Wei, Shengmin & Geng, Xinyue, 2022. "Overseas industrial parks and China's outward foreign direct investment," Journal of Asian Economics, Elsevier, vol. 83(C).
  36. Gemechis Guteta & Hailu Worku, 2024. "The role of industrial parks in managing sustainability challenges of urban transition: empirical analysis of the context in Adama and Hawassa Industrial Parks of Ethiopia," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 26(11), pages 27827-27853, November.
  37. Marta Castilho & Marta Menéndez & Aude A. Sztulman, 2015. "Poverty and Inequality Dynamics in Manaus: Legacy of a Free Trade Zone?," Working Papers halshs-01245394, HAL.
  38. Radko Radev, 2022. "Strategic Entrepreneurship as a Main Factor for the Development of Economic Zones in Bulgaria," Economic Studies journal, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences - Economic Research Institute, issue 5, pages 86-110.
  39. World Bank Group, 2015. "Fourth Ethiopia Economic Update," World Bank Publications - Reports 22317, The World Bank Group.
  40. Katarzyna Solecka & Jan Paszkowski & Mariusz Soboń, 2025. "Transportation Behavior Changes in Industrial Zone Employees During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Niepołomice Special Economic Zone," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 17(20), pages 1-22, October.
  41. François Bost, . "Special economic zones: methodological issues and definition," UNCTAD Transnational Corporations Journal, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
  42. Rottleb, Tim & Kleibert, Jana M., 2022. "Circulation and containment in the knowledge-based economy: Transnational education zones in Dubai and Qatar," EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, issue (OnlineFi.
  43. Yang Liu & Yidan Jin, 2022. "Special economic zones, export status, and firms’ productivity: Theory and evidence from China," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 26(3), pages 1338-1360, August.
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  45. Bräutigam, Deborah & Tang, Xiaoyang, 2014. "“Going Global in Groups”: Structural Transformation and China’s Special Economic Zones Overseas," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 63(C), pages 78-91.
  46. Alexander D. Rothenberg & Samuel Bazzi & Shanthi Nataraj & Amalavoyal V. Chari, 2017. "When Regional Policies Fail An Evaluation of Indonesia's Integrated Economic Development Zones," Working Papers WR-1183, RAND Corporation.
  47. Cui, Yi, 2024. "Place-based policies and capital misallocation: Evidence from Chinese cities," Economic Systems, Elsevier, vol. 48(4).
  48. Glitsch, Julian & Godart, Olivier N. & Görg, Holger & Mösle, Saskia & Steglich, Frauke, 2020. "Lagging behind? German Foreign Direct Investment in Africa," KCG Policy Papers 5, Kiel Centre for Globalization (KCG).
  49. Tim Rottleb & Jana M. Kleibert, 2022. "Circulation and containment in the knowledge-based economy: Transnational education zones in Dubai and Qatar," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 54(5), pages 930-948, August.
  50. Turgel, I. D. & Bozhko, L. L. & Zinovieva, E. G., 2019. "Cluster Approach to Organization of Special Economic Zones in Russia and Kazakhstan," R-Economy, Ural Federal University, Graduate School of Economics and Management, vol. 5(2), pages 71-78.
  51. Dutta, Sourish, 2024. "Review of Strategies and Policies for Participation in Global Value Chains," EconStor Preprints 298399, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics.
  52. Kaminski, Bartlomiej & Ng, Francis, 2013. "Increase in protectionism and its impact on Sri Lanka's performance in global markets," Policy Research Working Paper Series 6512, The World Bank.
  53. Izotov, D., 2018. "The Desire to Speed up the Russian Far Eastern Economy: Will the "New" Institutional Conditions Help?," Journal of the New Economic Association, New Economic Association, vol. 38(2), pages 155-163.
  54. Yannick Saleman & Luke Jordan, 2015. "The Implementation of Industrial Parks: Some Lessons Learned in India," Journal of International Commerce, Economics and Policy (JICEP), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 6(01), pages 1-36.
  55. Ngo Trung Thanh & Philippe Lebailly & Nguyen Thi Dien, 2018. "Migrant Workers for the Development of Industrial Zones in Bac Ninh Province, Vietnam," Asian Social Science, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 14(12), pages 115-115, December.
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  57. Gulbis Ivo, 2018. "Foreign Direct Investment and Special Economic Zones in Latvia," Baltic Journal of Real Estate Economics and Construction Management, Paradigm, vol. 6(1), pages 240-252, December.
  58. Njike, Arnold, 2019. "Import processing zones, tools for regional integration? The case of the free trade zone of Manaus (Brazil)," MPRA Paper 97652, University Library of Munich, Germany.
  59. Lyu, Wenyi & Yang, Jian & Yu, Leng, 2025. "Place-based policies, pro-competitive effects, and allocative efficiency: Evidence from China’s economic zones," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 191(C).
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  61. Fuller Clay Robert, 2017. "Cooperative Authoritarians and Regime Stability," New Global Studies, De Gruyter, vol. 11(1), pages 1-28, April.
  62. Andrés Rodríguez‐Pose & Federico Bartalucci & Susanne A. Frick & Amelia U. Santos‐Paulino & Richard Bolwijn, 2022. "The challenge of developing special economic zones in Africa: Evidence and lessons learnt," Regional Science Policy & Practice, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 14(2), pages 456-481, April.
  63. Rami Mikko Ahmed Galal, 2024. "Place-Based Preferential Policies and Firm Performance," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10781, The World Bank.
  64. Koh, Yumi & Li, Jing & Wu, Yifan & Yi, Junjian & Zhang, Hanzhe, 2025. "Young women in cities: Urbanization and gender-biased migration," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 172(C).
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  66. Douglas Zhihua Zeng, 2016. "Global Experiences of Special Economic Zones with Focus on China and Africa: Policy Insights," Journal of International Commerce, Economics and Policy (JICEP), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 7(03), pages 1-27, October.
  67. Yu Zhang & Zeyu Fu & Lei Xu & Zhenzhen Lu, 2023. "The Impact of China’s Overseas Economic and Trade Cooperation Zones on Sustainable Trade of Host Countries," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(24), pages 1-31, December.
  68. Rajneesh Narula & James X. Zhan, . "Using special economic zones to facilitate development: policy implications," UNCTAD Transnational Corporations Journal, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
  69. Ricardo Hausmann & Juan Obach & Miguel Angel Santos, 2016. "Special Economic Zones in Panama: Technology Spillovers from a Labor Market Perspective," Growth Lab Working Papers 86, Harvard's Growth Lab.
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