Working Paper: NBER ID: w12173
Authors: Peter K. Schott
Abstract: This paper examines the relative "sophistication" of China's exports to the United States along two dimensions. First, I compare China's export bundle to those of the relatively skill- and capital-abundant members of the OECD as well as to similarly endowed U.S. trading partners. Second, I examine prices within product categories to determine if China's varieties command a premium relative to its level of development.
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JEL Codes: F1; F2; F4
Edges that are evidenced by causal inference methods are in orange, and the rest are in light blue.
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| China's export bundle increasingly overlaps with that of more developed countries (F14) | rising sophistication relative to countries with similar endowments (O57) |
| China's export overlap has increased (F14) | greater sophistication (O39) |
| China's export overlap has increased (F14) | prices of its exports have been declining relative to its GDP per capita (F14) |