Chinese vs. US trade in an emerging country: the impact of trade openness in Chile

Sotiriou, Alexandra and Rodríguez-Pose, Andrés ORCID: 0000-0002-8041-0856 (2021) Chinese vs. US trade in an emerging country: the impact of trade openness in Chile. The Journal of Development Studies, 57 (12). 2095 - 2111. ISSN 0022-0388

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Abstract

This paper explores the effects of import competition on the manufacturing sector in Chile following the implementation of the country’s two largest Free Trade Agreements (FTA) (with the USA and China). Exploiting cross-industry variation in import exposure, we analyse the effects on manufacturing sales, employment and labour productivity at the finest level of industrial classification (4 digit ISIC level). We detect an overall negative effect of increased Chinese import penetration, owing to substitution effects from low and medium tech imports and a less pronounced effect from USA imports. By introducing interaction effects, we find that the levels of foreign ownership and the export intensity of the domestic industries reverse the negative effect due to the opportunities offered via participation in global value chains. An IV strategy is applied to address standard endogeneity concerns and confirm the robustness of our estimates.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/fjds20/current
Additional Information:	© 2021 The Authors
Divisions:	Geography & Environment
Subjects:	J Political Science > JZ International relations H Social Sciences > HF Commerce
Date Deposited:	15 Jul 2021 10:03
Last Modified:	18 Mar 2024 21:30
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/111033

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