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环境与能源经济学workshop：Chinese Machinery Export and African Industrialization: Big Push or Pollution Haven?
发布日期：2024-03-22 12:00 来源：
主讲人：Yatang Lin（The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology）
时间：2024年3月22日（周五）上午10:00-12:00（北京时间）
地点：北京大学承泽园329教室
摘要：
The recent decades have witnessed a notable surge in machinery imports from China to African economies. Our paper aims to analyze the causes and local effects of these imports. Notably, we find that China's efforts to address overcapacity in energy-intensive industries have played a significant role. City-sectors facing urgent capacity elimination requirements have experienced an approximately 10% increase in exporting machinery value, particularly to African countries characterized by weaker environmental regulations and abundant resources. Using instrumental variables based on China's annual list of eliminated capacity, we find mixed effects of machinery imports on African countries. While they contribute to increased value added and productivity in recipient sectors, the impact on employment is limited. Treated regions experience a shift in employment from agriculture to manufacturing and services, with the magnitudes larger for service. Meanwhile, they also experience heightened pollution levels. This serves as a cautionary tale for the role of massive machinery transfer in African industrialization, highlighting the need to pay attention to job creation and sustainable development.
主讲人简介：
Yatang Lin received her Ph.D. degree in economics at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). She is currently an Assistant Professor at Department of Economics, Division of Environment and Sustainability, Division of Social Science. Her research and teaching interests include environmental and energy economics, urban economics, international trade and development economics.
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环境与能源经济学workshop：Chinese Machinery Export and African Industrialization: Big Push or Pollution Haven?
发布日期：2024-03-22 12:00 来源：
主讲人：Yatang Lin（The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology）
时间：2024年3月22日（周五）上午10:00-12:00（北京时间）
地点：北京大学承泽园329教室
摘要：
The recent decades have witnessed a notable surge in machinery imports from China to African economies. Our paper aims to analyze the causes and local effects of these imports. Notably, we find that China's efforts to address overcapacity in energy-intensive industries have played a significant role. City-sectors facing urgent capacity elimination requirements have experienced an approximately 10% increase in exporting machinery value, particularly to African countries characterized by weaker environmental regulations and abundant resources. Using instrumental variables based on China's annual list of eliminated capacity, we find mixed effects of machinery imports on African countries. While they contribute to increased value added and productivity in recipient sectors, the impact on employment is limited. Treated regions experience a shift in employment from agriculture to manufacturing and services, with the magnitudes larger for service. Meanwhile, they also experience heightened pollution levels. This serves as a cautionary tale for the role of massive machinery transfer in African industrialization, highlighting the need to pay attention to job creation and sustainable development.
主讲人简介：
Yatang Lin received her Ph.D. degree in economics at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). She is currently an Assistant Professor at Department of Economics, Division of Environment and Sustainability, Division of Social Science. Her research and teaching interests include environmental and energy economics, urban economics, international trade and development economics.
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