State-owned enterprises, exporting and productivity in China:a stochastic dominance approach

Abstract

A popular explanation for China's rapid economic growth in recent years has been the dramatic increase in the number of private domestic and foreign-owned firms and a decline in the state-owned sector. However, recent evidence suggest that China's state-owned enterprise (SOEs) are in fact stronger than ever. In this paper we examine over 78,000 manufacturing firms between 2002 and 2006 to investigate the relationship between ownership structure and the degree of firm-level exposure to export markets and firm-level productivity. Using a conditional stochastic dominance approach we reveal that although our results largely adhere to prior expectations, the performance of state-owned enterprises differs markedly between those that export and those that supply the domestic market only. It appears that China's internationally focused SOEs have become formidable global competitors.

Divisions: College of Business and Social Sciences > Aston Business School > Economics, Finance & Entrepreneurship
College of Business and Social Sciences > Aston Business School
Uncontrolled Keywords: productivity,stochastic dominance,heterogeneity,state-owned enterprise,firm-level,China
Last Modified: 29 Feb 2024 08:25
Date Deposited: 01 May 2013 11:03
PURE Output Type: Discussion paper
Published Date: 2013-03
Accepted Date: 2012
Authors: Elliott, Robert
Zhou, Ying

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