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postgraduate thesis: Two essays in environmental economics and offshoring
Title | Two essays in environmental economics and offshoring |
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Authors | |
Advisors | Advisor(s):Qiu, LD |
Issue Date | 2013 |
Publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) |
Citation | Zhou, M. [周默涵]. (2013). Two essays in environmental economics and offshoring. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b5089971 |
Abstract | This dissertation consists of two independent studies. The first study belongs to the field of environmental economics and the second is on international trade, with a focus on offshoring.
In the first study, we investigate firm investment in advanced abatement technology under a heterogeneous firms framework. In contrast to existing literature, we find that the optimal level of investment in advanced abatement technology is an inverted U-shaped function of firm productivity. More-productive firms have superior environmental performance, in the sense that they have lower emission per unit of output. Comparative statics shows that in response to a tighter environmental regulation, more-productive firms tend to raise their investment in advanced abatement technology while less-productive firms do the opposite. Key theoretical predictions are confirmed by Chinese data.
The second study analyzes the decision of a multinational firm from a developed country to slice a production chain to allocate different tasks of the production chain globally. The process involves a wide range of tasks that varies from very routine jobs to very research and development (R&D) intensive work. We find that under certain conditions, a drop in offshoring costs (1) leads to more slicing (an increase in the length of production chain) and more offshoring, (2) stimulates R&D, and (3) raises employment in the developed country. |
Degree | Doctor of Philosophy |
Subject | Environmental economics. Offshore outsourcing. |
Dept/Program | Economics and Finance |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/192826 |
HKU Library Item ID | b5089971 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.advisor | Qiu, LD | - |
dc.contributor.author | Zhou, Mohan. | - |
dc.contributor.author | 周默涵. | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-11-24T02:01:00Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2013-11-24T02:01:00Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Zhou, M. [周默涵]. (2013). Two essays in environmental economics and offshoring. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b5089971 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/192826 | - |
dc.description.abstract | This dissertation consists of two independent studies. The first study belongs to the field of environmental economics and the second is on international trade, with a focus on offshoring. In the first study, we investigate firm investment in advanced abatement technology under a heterogeneous firms framework. In contrast to existing literature, we find that the optimal level of investment in advanced abatement technology is an inverted U-shaped function of firm productivity. More-productive firms have superior environmental performance, in the sense that they have lower emission per unit of output. Comparative statics shows that in response to a tighter environmental regulation, more-productive firms tend to raise their investment in advanced abatement technology while less-productive firms do the opposite. Key theoretical predictions are confirmed by Chinese data. The second study analyzes the decision of a multinational firm from a developed country to slice a production chain to allocate different tasks of the production chain globally. The process involves a wide range of tasks that varies from very routine jobs to very research and development (R&D) intensive work. We find that under certain conditions, a drop in offshoring costs (1) leads to more slicing (an increase in the length of production chain) and more offshoring, (2) stimulates R&D, and (3) raises employment in the developed country. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | HKU Theses Online (HKUTO) | - |
dc.rights | The author retains all proprietary rights, (such as patent rights) and the right to use in future works. | - |
dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | - |
dc.source.uri | http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B50899715 | - |
dc.subject.lcsh | Environmental economics. | - |
dc.subject.lcsh | Offshore outsourcing. | - |
dc.title | Two essays in environmental economics and offshoring | - |
dc.type | PG_Thesis | - |
dc.identifier.hkul | b5089971 | - |
dc.description.thesisname | Doctor of Philosophy | - |
dc.description.thesislevel | Doctoral | - |
dc.description.thesisdiscipline | Economics and Finance | - |
dc.description.nature | published_or_final_version | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.5353/th_b5089971 | - |
dc.date.hkucongregation | 2013 | - |
dc.identifier.mmsid | 991035825209703414 | - |