Are SME exporters dirtier? A novel input-output analysis distinguishing firm size heterogeneity

IF 5 2区 经济学 Q1 ECONOMICS
Junrong Zhang , Kailan Tian , Lingxiu Zhu , Cuihong Yang
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Abstract

The thriving development of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and their growing engagement in global markets have exerted significant environmental transformations. This study assesses the environmental effects of China's exports from small, medium, and large enterprises by constructing novel input-output tables that distinguish firm size heterogeneity for 2007, 2012, and 2017. We find that SMEs are responsible for over 60 % of the CO2 emissions embodied in China's industrial exports. Notably, the emission intensities for exports (EIEs) by large enterprises are on average 8.4 % and 20.8 % lower than those by medium and small enterprises, respectively. The results of structural decomposition analysis highlight several major determinants including a cleaner export structure and a higher proportion of imported intermediate inputs. Our study provides a novel input-output framework applicable to analyzing SME-related issues for more countries and underscores some strategies to enhance the cleaner export performance of SMEs.

中小企业出口商更脏吗?区分企业规模异质性的新型投入产出分析
中小型企业(SMEs)的蓬勃发展及其在全球市场中的参与度不断提高,带来了重大的环境变化。本研究通过构建区分 2007 年、2012 年和 2017 年企业规模异质性的新型投入产出表,评估了中国大中小型企业出口对环境的影响。我们发现,在中国工业出口所体现的二氧化碳排放量中,中小企业占 60% 以上。值得注意的是,大型企业的出口排放强度(EIEs)平均分别比中小型企业低 8.4% 和 20.8%。结构分解分析的结果凸显了几个主要决定因素,包括更清洁的出口结构和更高比例的进口中间投入。我们的研究提供了一个新颖的投入产出框架,适用于分析更多国家与中小企业相关的问题,并强调了一些提高中小企业清洁出口绩效的战略。
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期刊介绍: Structural Change and Economic Dynamics publishes articles about theoretical, applied and methodological aspects of structural change in economic systems. The journal publishes work analysing dynamics and structural breaks in economic, technological, behavioural and institutional patterns.
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