Can Global Value Chain Participation Drive Green Upgrade in China’s Manufacturing Industry?
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Literature Review
3. Methods
3.1. Calculation Method of GVC Participation
3.2. Calculation Method of Green Upgrade of Manufacturing Sectors
3.3. Econometric Model Setting and Variable Explanations
3.4. Data Resources
4. Calculation Results and Analysis of GVC Participation and Green Upgrade of China’s Manufacturing Sectors
4.1. Overview of China’s Manufacturing Sectors
4.2. Calculation Results of GVC Participation of China’s Manufacturing Sectors
4.3. Calculation Results of Green Upgrade of China’s Manufacturing Sectors
5. Empirical Results
5.1. Baseline Regression Results and Analyses
5.2. Robustness Analysis
5.3. Mechanism Analyses
6. Conclusions
7. Policy Recommendations
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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WIOD Code (2016 Version) | WIOD Sector Description |
---|---|
c05 | Manufacture of food products, beverages, and tobacco products |
c06 | Manufacture of textiles, clothing apparel, and leather products |
c07 | Manufacture of wood and products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials |
c08 | Manufacture of paper and paper products |
c09 | Printing and reproduction of recorded media |
c10 | Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products |
c11 | Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products |
c12 | Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations |
c13 | Manufacture of rubber and plastic products |
c14 | Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products |
c15 | Manufacture of basic metals |
c16 | Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment |
c17 | Manufacture of computer, electronic, and optical products |
c18 | Manufacture of electrical equipment |
c19 | Manufacture of machinery and equipment not elsewhere classified |
c20-c21 | Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers, semi-trailers, and other transport equipment |
Variables | GTFP_ML | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | |
GVC_f | 0.32 ** (0.13) | |||||
GVC_f | 0.36 *** (0.14) | |||||
GVC_f_s | 0.15 (0.03) | |||||
GVC_f_s | 0.17 (0.07) | |||||
GVC_f_c | 0.77 *** (0.13) | |||||
GVC_f_c | 0.83 *** (0.15) | |||||
ES | −2.78 ** (0.18) | −2.13 * (0.09) | −2.79 ** (0.18) | |||
EE | 0.02 * (0.01) | 0.01 * (0.01) | 0.01 * (0.01) | |||
OS | −0.01 (0.02) | 0.02 (0.03) | 0.01 (0.01) | |||
FDI | −1.13 *** (0.54) | −1.21 *** (0.62) | −1.17 ** (0.56) | |||
Constant | 0.95 * (0.07) | 0.91 ** (0.07) | 0.86 * (0.07) | 0.81 * (0.06) | 0.22 ** (0.05) | 0.31 ** (0.06) |
Industry Fixed Effect | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Year Fixed Effect | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Variables | GTFP_ML | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | |
GVC_b | 0.27 ** (0.15) | |||||
GVC_b | 0.30 *** (0.15) | |||||
GVC_b_s | 0.07 (0.01) | |||||
GVC_b_s | 0.11 (0.03) | |||||
GVC_b_c | 0.61 *** (0.09) | |||||
GVC_b_c | 0.72 *** (0.18) | |||||
ES | −3.77 ** (0.17) | −4.18 ** (0.16) | −3.62 ** (0.16) | |||
EE | 0.04 * (0.02) | 0.02 * (0.01) | 0.01 * (0.01) | |||
OS | 0.03 (0.02) | 0.02 (0.01) | 0.02 (0.01) | |||
FDI | −1.22 *** (0.68) | −1.19 *** (0.51) | −1.34 *** (0.64) | |||
Constant | 0.57 ** (0.04) | 0.49 ** (0.01) | 0.66 ** (0.04) | 0.73 ** (0.01) | 0.15 (0.01) | 0.38 (0.01) |
Industry Fixed Effect | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Year Fixed Effect | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Variables | GTFP_ML | |
---|---|---|
(13) | (14) | |
GVC_Koopman_f | 0.23 ** (0.17) | |
GVC_Koopman _b | 0.25 ** (0.39) | |
Control Variables | Yes | Yes |
Industry Fixed Effect | Yes | Yes |
Year Fixed Effect | Yes | Yes |
Variables | GTFP_EC | GTFP_TC | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
(15) | (16) | (17) | (18) | |
GVC_f | 0.02 (0.01) | 0.51 *** (0.08) | ||
GVC_b | 0.11 (0.03) | 0.46 ** (0.05) | ||
Control Variables | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Industry Fixed Effect | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Year Fixed Effect | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Wang, S.; Wang, H. Can Global Value Chain Participation Drive Green Upgrade in China’s Manufacturing Industry? Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 12013. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912013
Wang S, Wang H. Can Global Value Chain Participation Drive Green Upgrade in China’s Manufacturing Industry? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(19):12013. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912013
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Shi, and Hua Wang. 2022. "Can Global Value Chain Participation Drive Green Upgrade in China’s Manufacturing Industry?" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 19: 12013. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912013