Energy abundance, the geographical distribution of manufacturing, and international trade

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Název: Energy abundance, the geographical distribution of manufacturing, and international trade
Autoři: Robert J. R. Elliott, Puyang Sun, Tong Zhu
Zdroj: Review of World Economics. 160:1361-1391
Informace o vydavateli: Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2024.
Rok vydání: 2024
Témata: Geography, 13. Climate action, 0502 economics and business, 05 social sciences, 8. Economic growth, 11. Sustainability, International trade, Energy abundance, name=General Economics,Econometrics and Finance, 7. Clean energy, Industry distribution
Popis: One of the main challenges of the current energy transition is how countries can deliver a low-carbon future while at the same time ensuring they can meet an ever growing demand for energy. This paper investigates how the spatial distribution of endowments of energy resources influences the location of firms and their subsequent exports. Employing a pseudo-endowment approach, we measure energy abundance using province-sector-year input data for Chinese provinces from 2006 to 2010. Our results suggest that energy abundance has a positive and significant impact on the location of industrial production, especially for energy intensive sectors. Nonetheless, the impact of energy abundance on trade flows is much smaller than on production shares, in terms of both the magnitude and significance. Further analysis explores how an uneven distribution of new coal mines, fuel prices, and policy-driven shocks affect the location of production and trade. Our study contributes to understanding the economic consequences of the energy transition, particularly regarding the phase-out of traditional energy sources such as coal and its impact on firm location and trade flows.
Druh dokumentu: Article
Popis souboru: application/pdf
Jazyk: English
ISSN: 1610-2886
1610-2878
DOI: 10.1007/s10290-024-00544-6
Rights: CC BY
Přístupové číslo: edsair.doi.dedup.....cae404ba257dbcae82f688abc9e389b7
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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Abstrakt:One of the main challenges of the current energy transition is how countries can deliver a low-carbon future while at the same time ensuring they can meet an ever growing demand for energy. This paper investigates how the spatial distribution of endowments of energy resources influences the location of firms and their subsequent exports. Employing a pseudo-endowment approach, we measure energy abundance using province-sector-year input data for Chinese provinces from 2006 to 2010. Our results suggest that energy abundance has a positive and significant impact on the location of industrial production, especially for energy intensive sectors. Nonetheless, the impact of energy abundance on trade flows is much smaller than on production shares, in terms of both the magnitude and significance. Further analysis explores how an uneven distribution of new coal mines, fuel prices, and policy-driven shocks affect the location of production and trade. Our study contributes to understanding the economic consequences of the energy transition, particularly regarding the phase-out of traditional energy sources such as coal and its impact on firm location and trade flows.
ISSN:16102886
16102878
DOI:10.1007/s10290-024-00544-6