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DOI	10.3390/f15020237
	Can Spatial Agglomeration Promote Exports? The Evidence from China's Wood-Processing Industry
	Tao, Chenlu; Cheng, Baodong; Li, Lingchao; Wei, Zhuoran; Zhang, Qian; Chen, Fawei; Wang, Siyi; Yang, Chao
发表日期	2024
EISSN	1999-4907
起始页码	15
结束页码	2
卷号	15 期号:2
英文摘要	Wood processing products can be used as a substitute for some high carbon emission materials, thus contributing significantly to climate change mitigation. China has significant importance in guaranteeing a stable global supply of wood products. However, China has experienced a decline in wood product exports recently, which could affect the world's progress toward sustainable development. This study focuses on the spatial agglomeration of China's wood-processing industry and explores the potential of integrating spatial agglomeration to address the diminishing export growth. We found that the spatial agglomeration of China's wood-processing industry generally increased rapidly between 1999 and 2004, but decreased after 2004. The centroid of China's wood-processing is shifting from the northeastern region toward the eastern coastal areas. The industry is more concentrated in the north-south direction and slightly dispersed in the east-west direction. Most sub-sectors of China's wood-processing industry operate at the primary agglomeration level, indicating significant potential for improvement and further development. The empirical results unveil the substantial positive influence of spatial agglomeration on exports within China's wood-processing industry, indicating the prospects for enhancing exports through the deliberate exploitation of agglomeration effects. The results advocate the view that spatial agglomeration acts as an essential accelerator for export growth and firms' international competitiveness. Therefore, spatial agglomeration can alleviate the export constraints of China's wood-processing industry. The results also show that exports are hampered by increased enterprise productivity. The 'productivity paradox' phenomenon has also surfaced in low-tech industries, like the wood-processing industry, as a result of issues with transaction costs, the development path, and policy orientation. Therefore, we should strategically leverage the spatial agglomeration effect, especially in the western region, and guide the moderate competition of enterprises to enhance the competitiveness of low-tech enterprises. China's wood-processing industry can provide advanced experience and lessons for other countries regarding industrial cluster allocation and sustainable development models.
英文关键词	low-tech industries; spatial agglomeration; exports; standard deviation ellipse; productivity
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Forestry
WOS类目	Forestry
WOS记录号	WOS:001171776000001
来源期刊	FORESTS
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/304392
作者单位	North China Electric Power University; North China Electric Power University; Beijing Forestry University; Beijing Institute of Technology; Beijing University of Agriculture; Beijing University of Civil Engineering & Architecture; Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Tao, Chenlu,Cheng, Baodong,Li, Lingchao,et al. Can Spatial Agglomeration Promote Exports? The Evidence from China's Wood-Processing Industry[J],2024,15(2).
APA	Tao, Chenlu.,Cheng, Baodong.,Li, Lingchao.,Wei, Zhuoran.,Zhang, Qian.,...&Yang, Chao.(2024).Can Spatial Agglomeration Promote Exports? The Evidence from China's Wood-Processing Industry.FORESTS,15(2).
MLA	Tao, Chenlu,et al."Can Spatial Agglomeration Promote Exports? The Evidence from China's Wood-Processing Industry".FORESTS 15.2(2024).