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Ligang Song

Professor of Economics in Arndt-Corden Department of Economics

Qualifications

BA (Renmin), MA (International University of Japan), and PhD (ANU)

Contact details

China Update Books

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Books

(2005), Song, L. R. Garnaut, S. Tenev and Y. Yao, China’s Ownership Transformation: Process, Outcomes, Prospects, The World Bank and International Finance Corporation (IFC), Washington DC

(2001), Song, L.; Garnaut, R.; Yao, Y.; Wang, X. ‘Private Enterprise in China’, Asia Pacific Press.

(1996), Song, L. ‘Changing Comparative Advantage: Evidence from Asia and the Pacific’, Addison-Wesley

Journal articles

** In Chinese**

-(2005), ‘Impacts of privatisation on firm performance in China’, (with Yang Yao), Social Sciences in China, (中国社会科学)Vol. 152, No. 2, pp. 17-31

-(2006), ‘China’s trade expansion and its impact on the Asian Pacific economies’, (with Kunwang Li) China Economic Quarterly, (中国经济学季刊) Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 591-608

-(2006), ‘Rapid industrialisation and market for energy and minerals: China in East Asian context’, (with Ross Garnaut), Nankai Economic Studies, (南开经济研究), Vol. 127, No. 1, pp. 5-22

-(2012),‘Georgraphical agglomeration, industrial concentration and differences in export models of Chinese firms’, (with Bao Qun and Shao Min), Management World, (管理世界),Vol. 9, pp. 61-75

-(2014), ‘The puzzle of falling quality of Chinese exports: a micro explanation based on firms’ market entry’, (with Kunwang Li and Jiang Wei), Social Sciences in China, (中国社会科学), Vol. 3, pp. 80-103

-(2017), ‘State-owned enterprises’ supervision in gradual transition economies: Theoretical framework and China’s practice, (with Zhen Qi, He Fan), The World Economy (世界经济), Vol. 8, pp. 120-143

-(2018), ‘China’s forty years’ of reform and development: a structural view’, People’s Forum: Academic Frontier Journal (人民论坛: 学术前沿), Vol. 159, No. 12, pp. 92-107

** In English**

-(2020),‘COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the global economy: What does it take to turn crisis into opportunity?’, (with Yixiao Zhou), China & World Economy, Vol. 28, No. 4, pp. 1-25 (July)

-(2020), ‘Intertemporal lifestyle changes and carbon emissions: evidence from a China household survey’, (with Hongwu Zhang, Xunpeng Shi, Keying Wang, Jinjun Xue, and Yongping Sun), Energy Economics, Vol. 86, doi:10.1016/j.eneco.2019.104655

-(2019),‘Agricultural production and food consumption in China: a long-term projection’, (with Sheng Yu), China Economic Review, Vol 53, pp. 15-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.chieco.2018.08.006

-(2019), ‘How funding structure affects efficiency of R&D investment by large- and medium-sized industrial firms in China? Evidence from province-level panel data’, (with Yixiao Zhou and Runyang Zhang), The Singapore Economic Review, Vol. 64, No. 4, pp. 921–938

-(2018),‘Linking adaptive efficiency with the basic market functions: a new analytical perspective,’ (with Cherie Simpson), The Asian and Pacific Policy Studies, 2018;1–14, DOI: 10.1002/app5.249

-(2018),‘Determinants of intangible investment and its impacts on firms’ productivity: Evidence from Chinese private manufacturing firms’, (with Shenglang Yang and Yixiao Zhou), China and World Economy, Vol. 26, No. 6, pp. 1-26

-(2017), ‘Where is the Chinese economy going? A forum on contemporary policy and performance’, (with Ross Garnaut, Lauren Johnston), The Australian Economic Review, Vol. 50, No. 4, pp. 441–9

-(2016), ‘Income inequality in China: causes and policy responses’, (with Yixiao Zhou), China Economic Journal, Vol. 9, Issues 2, pp. 186-208

-(2016), ‘Congested export spillovers in China’, (with Qun Bao and Ninghua Ye), Review of Development Economics, Vol. 20, Issue 1, pp. 272-282

-(2016), ‘International trade and R&D investment: evidence from Chinese manufacturing Firms,’ (with Yixiao Zhou), China and World Economy, Vol. 24, No. 1, pp. 63-84

-(2015), ‘Promoting private entrepreneurship for deepening market reform in China: a resource allocation perspective’, (with Son Ngoc Chu), China and World Economy, Vol. 23, No. 1, pp. 1-31

-(2014), ‘The puzzle of falling quality of Chinese exports: a micro explanation based on firms’ market entry’, (with Kunwang Li and Jiang Wei) Social Sciences in China, (中国社会科学), Vol. 3, pp. 80-103

-(2014), ‘Is export spillover localized in China?—evidence from a firm-level data analysis’, (with Qun Bao and Min Shao), Review of Development Economics, Vol. 18, Issue 2, pp. 218-230

-(2013),‘Is China up to the test? A review of theories and priorities for education investment for a modern China’, (with Kate Glazebrook), China and World Economy, Vol. 21, No. 4, pp. 56-78

-(2013), Song, L. with L. Deer, ‘International financial adjustment for China: A financial valuation approach’, China and World Economy, Vol. 21, No. 1, pp. 1-25

-(2013), Song, L. with Y. Sheng, ‘Re-estimation of firms’ total factor productivity in China’s iron and steel industry’, China Economic Review, Vol. 24, pp. 177-188

-(2012), Song, L. with L. Deer, ‘China’s approach to rebalancing: a conceptual and policy framework’, China and World Economy, Vol. 20, No. 1, pp. 1-26

-(2011), Song, L. with J. Yang and Y. Zhang, ‘State-owned enterprises’ outward investment and the structural reform in China’,China and World Economy, Vol. 19, No. 4, pp. 38-53

-(2010), Song, L. with Qun Bao and Yuanyuan Chen, ‘Foreign direct investment and the environmental pollution in China: A simultaneous equations estimation’, Environment and Development Economics, Vol.16, Issue 01, pp. 71-92

-(2010), Song, L. and H. McKay, ‘China as a global manufacturing powerhouse: strategic considerations and structural adjustment’, China and World Economy, Vol. 18, No. 1, February, pp. 1-32

-(2010), Song, L. and Y. Zhang, ‘Will Chinese growth slow after the Lewis turning point?’, China Economic Journal, Volume 3, No. 2, July, pp. 211-221

-(2010), Song, L. and J. Wu and Y. Zhang, ‘Urbanisation of migrant workers and expansion of domestic demand’, Social Sciences in China, Vol. 31, No. 3, August, pp. 194-216

-(2008), Song L. and Y. Sheng, ‘Comparative advantage and Australia-China bilateral trade’, Economic Papers, Vol. 27, No. 1, March, pp. 41-56

-(2006), Song, L. and R. Garnaut, ‘Rapid industrialisation and market for energy and minerals: China in East Asian context’, Frontiers of Economics in China (Springer), July, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 373-379

-(2006), Song, L. R. Garnaut, and Y. Yao, ‘Impact and significance of SOE restructuring in China’, The China Journal, No. 55 (January), pp. 35-66.

-(2000), Song, L.; Xu, X.’Regional Cooperation and the Environment: Do “Dirty” Industries Migrate?’. Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv-Review of World Economics, Vol. 136, J.C.B. Mohr, Tubingen, Germany, 137-157.

-(1995), Song,L. ‘Trade-revealed factor abundance: further evidence’. Journal of Japanese and International Economies, Vol. 9(3), 278-89.

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Working papers

  • (2008), ‘The impact of economic reform on economic growth in China: a principal component analysis, (with Sheng Yu), Research Paper No. 2008/12, United Nations University (UNU) and World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), Helsinki, 2008

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