This paper studies the evolution of China's production and trade patterns during its integration into the global economy. We document and explain new facts concerning changes in production and exports at the industry and firm levels using microdata and a quantitative Ricardian and...

We study the evolution of labor shares in 1995-2014, while taking into account international trade based on value added concepts. Declines in labor shares accelerate in 2001-2007, concurrently with global value chain (GVC) integration, after which there is no trend for both. We develop a...

The labor income share reflects the relative position of labor and capital in income distribution. In this paper, we use the export data at the firm level from 1998 to 2007 to analyze the influence of China's manufacturing export on the labor income share. We find that export plays a significant...

This paper proposes a new channel on the causal relation between trade liberalization and labor share changes. Since China’s accession to the WTO, a rise in market concentration and a decline in labor share have been observed in the manufacturing sectors in China. Using the Chinese...

Chinese firms faced an all-around trade liberalization process during the early 2000s: lower barriers from other countries on Chinese goods, and lower Chinese barriers on other countries' goods and inputs. Using novel firm-level tariff data for trading Chinese manufacturing firms, this paper...