The Economic Effect of the Steel Industry on Sustainable Growth in China—A Focus on Input–Output Analysis
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
The study is well written and structured. The analysis is adequately explained and conducted.
Author Response
We present many thanks for the useful comments.
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Reviewer 2 Report
The authors have made subtantial effort to improve the paper. Az űrlap teteje
In addition to the authors making significant efforts to improve the article, methodology is still at the center. Apart from the methodology, the article has little message for international readers of the journal. The authors do not pay attention to how changes resulting from economic policy measures relate to any dimension of sustainable development.
In my opinion the paper do not fit to the themes of Sustainability
I suggest that the authors, after making changes, try to publish the article in a journal where the methodology dominates.
Some suggestions for correction of paper before submitting to another journal: The abstract should be rewritten as to show more the new results and the author’s contribution to the current body of science or fulfilment of literature gap,
The introduction should contain the main aim, hypothesis of research and/or the key research questions.
The results should send messages for international public as well.
Author Response
The introduction explained the special national operating system of China’s socialist market economy and how the Chinese government’s restructuring policy for the steel industry relates to the real economy. On the basis of the reviewer’s comments, the following revisions were made in the introduction:
The Chinese government’s steel-related industrial policies are aimed at achieving sustainable development for the Chinese economy through qualitative growth based on historical data and economic growth based on quantitative growth. Unlike most developed countries, China adopts a special state operating system called the socialist market economy; in this case, government policies are bound to quickly affect the real economy. Therefore, restructuring the steel industry, which has many structural problems, such as low value-added production and overlapping investment in China, can be regarded as a fundamental problem that needs to be solved to ensure China’s continued economic development.
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In the Conclusion section, we presented the global implications of the study as follows: |
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Reviewer 3 Report
After a quick reading of the methodology used, I suggest that the article should be strengthened to undergo further revision.
The demand and supply models need to be well explained. The indices should be standardised in some way and perhaps supported by net input-output multipliers.
Two bibliographical links are provided which may be useful for reworking the article.
https://doi.org/10.15304/rge.29.3.7126
https://www.dbc.wroc.pl/Content/110253/Lopez_Wegrzynska_Fernandez_Methodological_contribution_to_the_detection.pdf
Author Response
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Following the reviewer’s comments, we modified the Analysis Methodology section in Chapter 3 by detailing the standardization of the statistical data used in this study. The revised text is as follows:
The statistical data used in this study are based on the Chinese Input and Output Table published every five years by the National Bureau of Statistics of China. In particular, the latest data published in 2012 and 2017 show how goods and services produced by specific industries have been distributed in China for a certain period of time. The industrial classification criteria are based on the middle classification criteria (42) and subclassification criteria (149) in 2017. In particular, the influence coefficient and sensitivity coefficient are judged to be suitable for this study as they show the front and rear effects on a specific industry through figures and highlight the extent of the ripple effects. Thank you for providing the relevant data and materials by the reviewer, and it was very helpful in revising the paper.
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Round 2
Reviewer 2 Report
The authors have made the required reversion, in the present form I suggest to be published.
Author Response
We present many thanks for the useful comments. Many thanks. From Authors
Reviewer 3 Report
As an input-output specialist, I consider the methodology to be very basic.
The proposal does not meet the minimum conditions for publication.
Author Response
1) Since this model is mainly optimized for analyzing the front-rear association effects of a specific industry, it is suitable for approaching the subject of this paper from diverse perspectives.
However, some limitations of the study need to be addressed by future research. First, it is necessary to utilize the characteristics of the production inducement coefficient derived based on the input coefficient calculated as primary data in the input and output table. Additionally, it is necessary to expand the scope of research by analyzing policy effects, trade in value-added, environment, energy, and the local economy in detail.
Moreover, the simplicity of the research methodology, pointed out as a limitation of this study, needs to be supplemented by further research.
2) The authors are grateful for the reviewer's comments and will make additional efforts to address them. The authors' opinions on the comments are as follows.
First, we clarified the results of the paper and made them easier for international readers to understand. Second, we expanded the scope of the study to enable sustainable development and growth. Third, the abstract was rewritten so that more research results could be demonstrated to readers. Fourth, we explained the input-output model in detail so that it can be understood better.
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This manuscript is a resubmission of an earlier submission. The following is a list of the peer review reports and author responses from that submission.
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
The study uses the input-output analysis to examine the effects of the distribution industry in China in 2012 and 2017. The following comments can improve the study.
In the introductory section, the research question should be identified, and contributions of the study should be identified and elaborated.
How are economic effects defined (line 78)?
Please explain what is meant by the International Input-Output Association disaster impact analysis (line 132).
What is meant by the input-output technology (line 132)?
What is meant by the environmental-economic analysis (line 140)?
In the section Input and output model, the author(s) should focus on explaining which type of the model they use and why.
The elements of equation for Fj should be fully explained – what is i, j, n and ?
What is (I-A)-1 in line 262?
In line 343, “the 2015 coefficient” is mentioned. However, 2012 and 2017 are analysed, not 2015.
I do not understand the sentence in line 341 “This can be seen as a "One Belt, One Road…"
I do not understand the sentence in line 381 “Specifically, can think of it being carried out.”
What is “the one-to-one policy” in line 384?
The “One Belt One Road” policy should be explained in earlier sections, not in the concluding section.
What is the “the third service industry” in line 408?
In line 405 it is stated “The input-output analysis used in this paper was mainly applied to the traditional manufacturing industries”. This is not mentioned earlier. Why only the traditional manufacturing industries?
What are the leading and lagging industries mentioned in line 407?
I do not understand the sentence in line 408 “the application to the third service industry is very original”.
I do not understand the sentence in line 414 “we believe that this will not be easy to apply to other countries.”
Reviewer 2 Report
The topicis primarily examines the contribution of distribution sector to China's economic growth focusing on effect of state policy and changes in international environment. The selected methodology is an input output analyses.
I found the topic interesting, although it is not clear
what is the research gaps the authors want to fill or contribute to,
taking into account the interest of readers of this journal. I also miss the clear aim of this research and usability of results in building sustainable development.
The topic is important but out of the scope for Sustainability.
I suggest to make the research aim and potential practical implementation more clear, the structure more logical and after major revision to
submit this paper to an other journal more intereted in the examined topic. For example: Economies.
Reviewer 3 Report
The work "The Economic Effects of China's Distribution Industry: An Input-Output Analysis" is of relatively considerable interest
In general, the paper approaches the standards of scientific publications.
However, I note that the reference in the text to References is not appropriate - it starts with [19], it follows [12], [5], etc.
Also, I think it is necessary to have distinct Conclusions (1/2 page), which are specific to the authors.
Respectively, in Conclusions, no more references to other bibliographic sources should appear.
It would be good to expand the bibliography with some articles from prestigious scientific journals (WoS) published in 2019 and 2020.
All in all, eventually, it may be seen by an English teacher (native).
