Regulated Efficiency, World Trade Organization Accession, and the Motor Vehicle Sector in China

This article is concerned with the interaction of regulated efficiency and World Trade Organization (WTO) accession and its impact on China's motor vehicle sector. The analysis is conducted using a 23 sector-25 region computable general equili...

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Main Authors: Francois, Joseph F., Spinanger, Dean
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2014
Subjects:
AIR
CAR
GNP
WTO
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/01/17742461/regulated-efficiency-world-trade-organization-accession-motor-vehicle-sector-china
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spelling okr-10986-171372021-04-23T14:03:29Z Regulated Efficiency, World Trade Organization Accession, and the Motor Vehicle Sector in China Francois, Joseph F. Spinanger, Dean ABSENCE OF COMPETITION AGRICULTURE AIR APPAREL AUTO INDUSTRY AUTO_INDUSTRY AUTOMOBILE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY AUTOMOBILE PARTS AUTOMOBILE PRODUCTION AUTOMOBILES AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR AVERAGE TARIFF BARRIERS TO TRADE BENCHMARK BUSES CAPITAL FLOWS CAR CAR COMPANIES CARS CHANGES IN TRADE COMPONENT PARTS CONSTANT ELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DOMESTIC COMPETITION DOMESTIC INDUSTRY DOMESTIC MARKET DOMESTIC PRODUCTION ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIC POLICY ELASTICITY ELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION ENGINE EXPORT ORIENTATION EXPORT SHARE EXPORT SHARES EXPORTS FACTORS OF PRODUCTION FOREIGN COMPANIES FOREIGN COMPETITION FOREIGN FIRMS FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN OWNERSHIP FOREIGN PRODUCER FOREIGN PRODUCERS FOREIGN PRODUCTION FOREIGN SOURCES FRAMEWORK FREE TRADE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL GLOBAL INTEGRATION GLOBAL TRADE GLOBAL TRADE ANALYSIS GNP GRAVITY EQUATION GRAVITY ESTIMATES HIGH TARIFFS IMPERFECT COMPETITION IMPERFECT SUBSTITUTES IMPORT COMPETITION IMPORT PROTECTION IMPORT QUOTAS IMPORT RESTRICTIONS IMPORT SHARE IMPORT SUBSTITUTION IMPORTS INCOME LEVELS INCREASING RETURNS INDUSTRIAL POLICIES INDUSTRIAL POLICY INDUSTRIALIZATION INJURY INTERMEDIATE INPUTS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION MARGINAL COST MARKET ACCESS MARKET SEGMENTATION MARKET SHARE METAL PRODUCTS MOST FAVORED NATION MOTOR CAR MOTOR VEHICLE MOTOR VEHICLE INDUSTRY MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION MOTOR VEHICLES MOTORCYCLES MULTILATERAL TRADE MULTILATERAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS PARKING PASSENGER PASSENGER CARS PER CAPITA INCOME POLITICAL ECONOMY PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY PROTECTIONISM PURCHASING POWER QUOTAS REGULATORY REGIMES RETAIL TRADE ROADS STEEL STRUCTURES TARIFF RATES TARIFF REDUCTIONS TARIFF SCHEDULE TARIFF SCHEDULES TAXIS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TRADE BARRIERS TRADE DEVELOPMENT TRADE FLOWS TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE NEGOTIATIONS TRADE POLICY TRADE RESTRICTIONS TRANSPORT TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TRUCKS URUGUAY ROUND VALUE ADDED VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS VEHICLE MANUFACTURING VEHICLE PRODUCTION VEHICLES WELFARE GAINS WORLD PRICES WORLD TRADE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION WTO This article is concerned with the interaction of regulated efficiency and World Trade Organization (WTO) accession and its impact on China's motor vehicle sector. The analysis is conducted using a 23 sector-25 region computable general equilibrium model. Regulatory reform and internal restructuring are found to be critical. Restructuring is represented by a cost reduction following from consolidation and rationalization that moves costs toward global norms. Without restructuring, WTO accession means a surge of final imports, though imports of parts could well fall as production moves offshore. However, with restructuring, the final assembly industry can be made competitive by world standards, with a strengthened position for the industry. 2014-02-24T18:24:50Z 2014-02-24T18:24:50Z 2004-01 Journal Article http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/01/17742461/regulated-efficiency-world-trade-organization-accession-motor-vehicle-sector-china World Bank Economic Review http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17137 English en_US CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific China
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topic ABSENCE OF COMPETITION
AGRICULTURE
AIR
APPAREL
AUTO INDUSTRY
AUTO_INDUSTRY
AUTOMOBILE
AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY
AUTOMOBILE PARTS
AUTOMOBILE PRODUCTION
AUTOMOBILES
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR
AVERAGE TARIFF
BARRIERS TO TRADE
BENCHMARK
BUSES
CAPITAL FLOWS
CAR
CAR COMPANIES
CARS
CHANGES IN TRADE
COMPONENT PARTS
CONSTANT ELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DOMESTIC COMPETITION
DOMESTIC INDUSTRY
DOMESTIC MARKET
DOMESTIC PRODUCTION
ECONOMIC POLICIES
ECONOMIC POLICY
ELASTICITY
ELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION
ENGINE
EXPORT ORIENTATION
EXPORT SHARE
EXPORT SHARES
EXPORTS
FACTORS OF PRODUCTION
FOREIGN COMPANIES
FOREIGN COMPETITION
FOREIGN FIRMS
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
FOREIGN OWNERSHIP
FOREIGN PRODUCER
FOREIGN PRODUCERS
FOREIGN PRODUCTION
FOREIGN SOURCES
FRAMEWORK
FREE TRADE
FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL
GLOBAL INTEGRATION
GLOBAL TRADE
GLOBAL TRADE ANALYSIS
GNP
GRAVITY EQUATION
GRAVITY ESTIMATES
HIGH TARIFFS
IMPERFECT COMPETITION
IMPERFECT SUBSTITUTES
IMPORT COMPETITION
IMPORT PROTECTION
IMPORT QUOTAS
IMPORT RESTRICTIONS
IMPORT SHARE
IMPORT SUBSTITUTION
IMPORTS
INCOME LEVELS
INCREASING RETURNS
INDUSTRIAL POLICIES
INDUSTRIAL POLICY
INDUSTRIALIZATION
INJURY
INTERMEDIATE INPUTS
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
MARGINAL COST
MARKET ACCESS
MARKET SEGMENTATION
MARKET SHARE
METAL PRODUCTS
MOST FAVORED NATION
MOTOR CAR
MOTOR VEHICLE
MOTOR VEHICLE INDUSTRY
MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION
MOTOR VEHICLES
MOTORCYCLES
MULTILATERAL TRADE
MULTILATERAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS
PARKING
PASSENGER
PASSENGER CARS
PER CAPITA INCOME
POLITICAL ECONOMY
PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY
PROTECTIONISM
PURCHASING POWER
QUOTAS
REGULATORY REGIMES
RETAIL TRADE
ROADS
STEEL
STRUCTURES
TARIFF RATES
TARIFF REDUCTIONS
TARIFF SCHEDULE
TARIFF SCHEDULES
TAXIS
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
TRADE BARRIERS
TRADE DEVELOPMENT
TRADE FLOWS
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRADE NEGOTIATIONS
TRADE POLICY
TRADE RESTRICTIONS
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT SERVICES
TRANSPORTATION
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
TRUCKS
URUGUAY ROUND
VALUE ADDED
VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS
VEHICLE MANUFACTURING
VEHICLE PRODUCTION
VEHICLES
WELFARE GAINS
WORLD PRICES
WORLD TRADE
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
WTO
spellingShingle ABSENCE OF COMPETITION
AGRICULTURE
AIR
APPAREL
AUTO INDUSTRY
AUTO_INDUSTRY
AUTOMOBILE
AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY
AUTOMOBILE PARTS
AUTOMOBILE PRODUCTION
AUTOMOBILES
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR
AVERAGE TARIFF
BARRIERS TO TRADE
BENCHMARK
BUSES
CAPITAL FLOWS
CAR
CAR COMPANIES
CARS
CHANGES IN TRADE
COMPONENT PARTS
CONSTANT ELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DOMESTIC COMPETITION
DOMESTIC INDUSTRY
DOMESTIC MARKET
DOMESTIC PRODUCTION
ECONOMIC POLICIES
ECONOMIC POLICY
ELASTICITY
ELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION
ENGINE
EXPORT ORIENTATION
EXPORT SHARE
EXPORT SHARES
EXPORTS
FACTORS OF PRODUCTION
FOREIGN COMPANIES
FOREIGN COMPETITION
FOREIGN FIRMS
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
FOREIGN OWNERSHIP
FOREIGN PRODUCER
FOREIGN PRODUCERS
FOREIGN PRODUCTION
FOREIGN SOURCES
FRAMEWORK
FREE TRADE
FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL
GLOBAL INTEGRATION
GLOBAL TRADE
GLOBAL TRADE ANALYSIS
GNP
GRAVITY EQUATION
GRAVITY ESTIMATES
HIGH TARIFFS
IMPERFECT COMPETITION
IMPERFECT SUBSTITUTES
IMPORT COMPETITION
IMPORT PROTECTION
IMPORT QUOTAS
IMPORT RESTRICTIONS
IMPORT SHARE
IMPORT SUBSTITUTION
IMPORTS
INCOME LEVELS
INCREASING RETURNS
INDUSTRIAL POLICIES
INDUSTRIAL POLICY
INDUSTRIALIZATION
INJURY
INTERMEDIATE INPUTS
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
MARGINAL COST
MARKET ACCESS
MARKET SEGMENTATION
MARKET SHARE
METAL PRODUCTS
MOST FAVORED NATION
MOTOR CAR
MOTOR VEHICLE
MOTOR VEHICLE INDUSTRY
MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION
MOTOR VEHICLES
MOTORCYCLES
MULTILATERAL TRADE
MULTILATERAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS
PARKING
PASSENGER
PASSENGER CARS
PER CAPITA INCOME
POLITICAL ECONOMY
PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY
PROTECTIONISM
PURCHASING POWER
QUOTAS
REGULATORY REGIMES
RETAIL TRADE
ROADS
STEEL
STRUCTURES
TARIFF RATES
TARIFF REDUCTIONS
TARIFF SCHEDULE
TARIFF SCHEDULES
TAXIS
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
TRADE BARRIERS
TRADE DEVELOPMENT
TRADE FLOWS
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRADE NEGOTIATIONS
TRADE POLICY
TRADE RESTRICTIONS
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT SERVICES
TRANSPORTATION
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
TRUCKS
URUGUAY ROUND
VALUE ADDED
VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS
VEHICLE MANUFACTURING
VEHICLE PRODUCTION
VEHICLES
WELFARE GAINS
WORLD PRICES
WORLD TRADE
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
WTO
Francois, Joseph F.
Spinanger, Dean
Regulated Efficiency, World Trade Organization Accession, and the Motor Vehicle Sector in China
geographic_facet East Asia and Pacific
China
description This article is concerned with the interaction of regulated efficiency and World Trade Organization (WTO) accession and its impact on China's motor vehicle sector. The analysis is conducted using a 23 sector-25 region computable general equilibrium model. Regulatory reform and internal restructuring are found to be critical. Restructuring is represented by a cost reduction following from consolidation and rationalization that moves costs toward global norms. Without restructuring, WTO accession means a surge of final imports, though imports of parts could well fall as production moves offshore. However, with restructuring, the final assembly industry can be made competitive by world standards, with a strengthened position for the industry.
format Journal Article
author Francois, Joseph F.
Spinanger, Dean
author_facet Francois, Joseph F.
Spinanger, Dean
author_sort Francois, Joseph F.
title Regulated Efficiency, World Trade Organization Accession, and the Motor Vehicle Sector in China
title_short Regulated Efficiency, World Trade Organization Accession, and the Motor Vehicle Sector in China
title_full Regulated Efficiency, World Trade Organization Accession, and the Motor Vehicle Sector in China
title_fullStr Regulated Efficiency, World Trade Organization Accession, and the Motor Vehicle Sector in China
title_full_unstemmed Regulated Efficiency, World Trade Organization Accession, and the Motor Vehicle Sector in China
title_sort regulated efficiency, world trade organization accession, and the motor vehicle sector in china
publisher Washington, DC: World Bank
publishDate 2014
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/01/17742461/regulated-efficiency-world-trade-organization-accession-motor-vehicle-sector-china
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17137
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