Multiple pathways for global value chain upgrading of China’s new energy vehicle industry: A fuzzy-set QCA approach

IF 8.7 2区经济学 Q1 ECONOMICS

Economic Analysis and Policy Pub Date : 2025-09-14 DOI:10.1016/j.eap.2025.09.013

Yaqin Xu , Ming Li

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Abstract

This study employs fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis to examine the configurational effects of national industrial competitive advantage factors on the global value chain upgrading of China’s new energy vehicle industry. The analysis is based on a sample of 66 Chinese new energy vehicle companies spanning the period from 2000 to 2016. The findings reveal that: First, none of the individual factors of national industrial competitive advantage constitutes a necessary condition for the upgrading of the new energy vehicle industry in the global value chain. Second, the configuration of factor conditions, demand conditions, related and supporting industries, domestic rivalry, and government support constitutes diversified pathways for the upgrading of China’s new energy vehicle industry within the global value chain. This study identifies three typical upgrading pathways, which are “competition-driven”, “factor-policy synergy”, and “market-oriented”. Finally, domestic rivalry is an important external driving force for the Chinese new energy vehicle industry’s rise in the global value chain, while factor conditions are key internal driving factors in this process. Overall, this research is of considerable importance for advancing industrial chain modernization and promoting global value chain upgrading in strategic emerging industries.

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中国新能源汽车产业全球价值链升级的多重路径：一个模糊集QCA方法

本研究采用模糊集定性比较分析方法，考察了国家产业竞争优势因素对中国新能源汽车产业全球价值链升级的配置效应。该分析基于2000年至2016年期间66家中国新能源汽车公司的样本。研究发现：第一，国家产业竞争优势的个体因素均不构成新能源汽车产业在全球价值链中升级的必要条件。其次，要素条件配置、需求条件配置、相关及配套产业配置、国内竞争配置、政府支持配置等构成了中国新能源汽车产业在全球价值链内升级的多元化路径。本文确定了“竞争驱动”、“要素-政策协同”和“市场导向”三种典型的升级路径。最后，国内竞争是中国新能源汽车产业在全球价值链中崛起的重要外部驱动力，而要素条件是这一过程中关键的内部驱动因素。综上所述，本研究对于推进产业链现代化，促进战略性新兴产业全球价值链升级具有重要意义。

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Economic Analysis and Policy ECONOMICS-

CiteScore

9.80

自引率

9.20%

发文量

231

审稿时长

93 days

期刊介绍： Economic Analysis and Policy (established 1970) publishes articles from all branches of economics with a particular focus on research, theoretical and applied, which has strong policy relevance. The journal also publishes survey articles and empirical replications on key policy issues. Authors are expected to highlight the main insights in a non-technical introduction and in the conclusion.