Is There a Bright Side to the China Syndrome? Rising Export Opportunities and Life Satisfaction in China

doi:10.1093/wber/lhae006

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Is There a Bright Side to the China Syndrome? Rising Export Opportunities and Life Satisfaction in China

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dc.contributor.author	Crozet, Matthieu
dc.contributor.author	Hering, Laura
dc.contributor.author	Poncet, Sandra
dc.date.accessioned	2024-11-01T16:08:55Z
dc.date.available	2024-11-01T16:08:55Z
dc.date.issued	2024-02-27
dc.description.abstract	Export growth affects individuals through numerous and contradictory channels. In China, the development of exports has promoted economic development and income growth, but it has also disrupted social structures and work environments. This paper explores the overall effect of exports on perceived well-being by combining responses from a large longitudinal survey covering over 45,000 Chinese with a shift-share measure of local export opportunities. Results show that individuals’ perceived life satisfaction increases significantly in prefectures that benefited from greater export opportunities, despite a negative effect on self-reported health. The positive well-being gains go beyond a simple income effect. These non-monetary gains are related to the individuals’ professional life: export-related well-being gains are stronger for working-age individuals (especially men and low-skilled workers), are largest for workers in the manufacturing sector (which produces the vast majority of China’s exports), and are found when the satisfaction indicator focuses on work but not on other aspects of daily life.	en
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dc.identifier.citation	World Bank Economic Review
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/42352
dc.identifier.issn	0258-6770
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10986/42352
dc.language	English
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseries	World Bank Economic Review
dc.rights	CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/
dc.subject	HAPPINESS
dc.subject	EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject	GLOBALIZATION
dc.subject	CHINA
dc.title	Is There a Bright Side to the China Syndrome? Rising Export Opportunities and Life Satisfaction in China	en
dc.type	Journal Article
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okr.crossref.title	Is There a Bright Side to the China Syndrome? Rising Export Opportunities and Life Satisfaction in China
okr.date.disclosure	2024-11-01
okr.date.lastmodified	2024-10-30T00:00:00Z	en
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okr.peerreview	Academic Peer Review
okr.region.administrative	East Asia and Pacific
okr.region.country	China
okr.topic	International Economics and Trade::Export Competitiveness
okr.topic	Social Development::Quality of Life & Leisure
okr.unit	DECRG: Trade & Intl. Integration (DECTI)
okr.volume	38(4)
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