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Dr. Sizhong Sun
College of Business, Law & Governance, Division of Tropical Environments and Societies, James Cook University, Townsville City QLD 4814, Australia

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Publisher correction
Published: 02 October 2020 in Nature Human Behaviour
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An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.

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David Underwood; Sizhong Sun; Riccardo A. M. H. M. Welters. Publisher Correction: The effectiveness of plain packaging in discouraging tobacco consumption in Australia. Nature Human Behaviour 2020, 4, 1216 -1216.

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David Underwood, Sizhong Sun, Riccardo A. M. H. M. Welters. Publisher Correction: The effectiveness of plain packaging in discouraging tobacco consumption in Australia. Nature Human Behaviour. 2020; 4 (11):1216-1216.

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David Underwood; Sizhong Sun; Riccardo A. M. H. M. Welters. 2020. "Publisher Correction: The effectiveness of plain packaging in discouraging tobacco consumption in Australia." Nature Human Behaviour 4, no. 11: 1216-1216.

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Published: 21 September 2020 in Nature Human Behaviour
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The removal of all branding and promotions from tobacco products, known as ‘plain packaging’, is intended to decrease tobacco consumption. Here we examine the effectiveness of Australia’s plain packaging law, which coincided with a change in graphic and text health warnings, by using nationally indicative data 5 years post implementation. We measured the effect of the law on smoking prevalence, tobacco expenditure, expenditure intensity and quantity of tobacco consumed, using New Zealand as a control country in a difference-in-differences research design. We uncover a substitution effect that is robust to different specifications and control countries. In response to the policy, smokers switched from more expensive to cheaper cigarettes and reduced their overall tobacco expenditure and expenditure intensity. However, as smoking became less costly, smokers consumed more cigarettes. To discourage such substitution and to help the policy achieve its intended outcomes, policymakers should consider implementing auxiliary measures, such as taxes or price floors. In examining the impacts of the plain packaging tobacco law in Australia, Sun and colleagues uncover unintended negative consequences. In response to the policy, smokers switched from expensive to cheap cigarettes, and as smoking became less costly, they consumed more cigarettes.

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David Underwood; Sizhong Sun; Riccardo A. M. H. M. Welters. The effectiveness of plain packaging in discouraging tobacco consumption in Australia. Nature Human Behaviour 2020, 4, 1273 -1284.

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David Underwood, Sizhong Sun, Riccardo A. M. H. M. Welters. The effectiveness of plain packaging in discouraging tobacco consumption in Australia. Nature Human Behaviour. 2020; 4 (12):1273-1284.

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David Underwood; Sizhong Sun; Riccardo A. M. H. M. Welters. 2020. "The effectiveness of plain packaging in discouraging tobacco consumption in Australia." Nature Human Behaviour 4, no. 12: 1273-1284.

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Published: 17 September 2019 in The Singapore Economic Review
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Sizhong Sun; Yanrui Wu; Guiying Laura Wu. INTRODUCTION AND EDITORIAL OVERVIEW — IN SEARCH OF NEW SOURCES OF GROWTH: WHAT CHINA SHOULD DO NEXT? The Singapore Economic Review 2019, 64, 813 -814.

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Sizhong Sun, Yanrui Wu, Guiying Laura Wu. INTRODUCTION AND EDITORIAL OVERVIEW — IN SEARCH OF NEW SOURCES OF GROWTH: WHAT CHINA SHOULD DO NEXT? The Singapore Economic Review. 2019; 64 (4):813-814.

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Sizhong Sun; Yanrui Wu; Guiying Laura Wu. 2019. "INTRODUCTION AND EDITORIAL OVERVIEW — IN SEARCH OF NEW SOURCES OF GROWTH: WHAT CHINA SHOULD DO NEXT?" The Singapore Economic Review 64, no. 4: 813-814.

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Published: 10 June 2019 in Journal of Islamic Marketing
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Purpose With a fast-growing Muslim population and consumer income, the demand for halal products by Chinese Muslims has expanded strongly. However, literature addressing Chinese Muslims’ consumption is limited, and their demand for halal products is little understood. This study aims to investigate what affects Chinese Muslims’ demand for halal products, with a focus on halal personal care products. Design/methodology/approach A survey of 500 respondents was conducted to collect cross-sectional data in northwest China. Data were processed and analysed with a logit model. Findings Apart from faithfulness, reliability of recommendations, product price, product availability and halal authenticity are most important determinants influencing the purchase of halal products by Chinese Muslims. Research limitations/implications In this study, the focus is only on Muslims from China’s Northwest. Due to various constraints, the cluster and convenience sampling methods are used. Practical implications The findings are invaluable for governments and industry bodies to form policies to better meet the burgeoning demand for halal products by Chinese Muslims. They are also very invaluable for producers and exporters who intend to penetrate the halal market in non-Muslim-dominant countries like China. Originality/value Studies on understanding the needs of Muslims in non-Muslim countries are limited. Given the sheer size of the Muslim population in China, understanding their demand for halal products and influential determinants concerning such demand adds to the literature and helps the industry to better serve and capitalise on the growing market.

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Meenchee Hong; Sizhong Sun; A.B.M. Rabiul Beg; Zhangyue Zhou. Determinants of halal purchasing behaviour: evidences from China. Journal of Islamic Marketing 2019, 10, 410 -425.

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Meenchee Hong, Sizhong Sun, A.B.M. Rabiul Beg, Zhangyue Zhou. Determinants of halal purchasing behaviour: evidences from China. Journal of Islamic Marketing. 2019; 10 (2):410-425.

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Meenchee Hong; Sizhong Sun; A.B.M. Rabiul Beg; Zhangyue Zhou. 2019. "Determinants of halal purchasing behaviour: evidences from China." Journal of Islamic Marketing 10, no. 2: 410-425.

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Published: 28 May 2019 in Economic Papers: A journal of applied economics and policy
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Institutional arrangements can play an important role in fostering trade between countries. It can help to boost export from one country to another and ease the penetration of new products to the market of the importing country. The institutional aspects, however, have been largely overlooked in trade studies for developing economies, especially for Malaysia. This study focuses on examining the importance of diplomatic relationships in fostering Malaysia–China's trade. Through consumer utility maximisation, diplomatic relationships as well as other institutional aspects such as halal‐related variables are incorporated into an augmented gravity model. The findings suggest that building and improving diplomatic ties tend to boost trade between countries.

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Meenchee Hong; Sizhong Sun; Rabiul Beg; Zhangyue Zhou. Malaysia's Exports to China: Does Diplomatic Relationship Matter? Economic Papers: A journal of applied economics and policy 2019, 39, 72 -88.

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Meenchee Hong, Sizhong Sun, Rabiul Beg, Zhangyue Zhou. Malaysia's Exports to China: Does Diplomatic Relationship Matter? Economic Papers: A journal of applied economics and policy. 2019; 39 (1):72-88.

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Meenchee Hong; Sizhong Sun; Rabiul Beg; Zhangyue Zhou. 2019. "Malaysia's Exports to China: Does Diplomatic Relationship Matter?" Economic Papers: A journal of applied economics and policy 39, no. 1: 72-88.

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Published: 26 May 2019 in The Singapore Economic Review
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This study examines the causal relationship between financial development, liberalization and economic growth through technological innovation channel in five South East Asia countries during the period 1980–2012, using a fully modified ordinary least square estimation technique. We find that technological deepening is driven by deepening in the financial system and financial liberalization rather than changes in a country’s market capitalization. We also find a negative effect from the financial openness, and a positive effect from financial deregulation.

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Phan Thanh Chung; Sizhong Sun; Diem Thi Hong Vo. HOW DOES FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT INTERACT WITH ECONOMIC GROWTH IN FIVE ASEAN COUNTRIES? The Singapore Economic Review 2019, 64, 441 -460.

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Phan Thanh Chung, Sizhong Sun, Diem Thi Hong Vo. HOW DOES FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT INTERACT WITH ECONOMIC GROWTH IN FIVE ASEAN COUNTRIES? The Singapore Economic Review. 2019; 64 (3):441-460.

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Phan Thanh Chung; Sizhong Sun; Diem Thi Hong Vo. 2019. "HOW DOES FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT INTERACT WITH ECONOMIC GROWTH IN FIVE ASEAN COUNTRIES?" The Singapore Economic Review 64, no. 3: 441-460.

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Published: 03 May 2019 in Applied Economics
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This paper explores the role of inward foreign direct investment (FDI) as a determinant of domestic firms’ wages, namely wage spillovers. We first construct a theoretical model to demonstrate that the presence of FDI firms affects domestic firms’ expected average wages via productivity spillovers and a cut-off capability. We then estimate FDI-induced wage spillovers by employing IV-GMM estimator with a five-year panel dataset of a growing service industry in Vietnam. Despite FDI firms on average pay 2.25 times that of domestic firms, they put a downward pressure on domestic firms’ wages. A one percent increase in FDI presence causes domestic firms to cut average wages by 2.03 percent. The estimations also find that firm-specific features are attributable to significant differences in their wages as well as FDI-linked wage spillovers.

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Dao Thi Hong Nguyen; Sizhong Sun; A. B. M. Rabiul Alam Beg. How does FDI affect domestic firms’ wages? theory and evidence from Vietnam. Applied Economics 2019, 51, 5311 -5327.

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Dao Thi Hong Nguyen, Sizhong Sun, A. B. M. Rabiul Alam Beg. How does FDI affect domestic firms’ wages? theory and evidence from Vietnam. Applied Economics. 2019; 51 (49):5311-5327.

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Dao Thi Hong Nguyen; Sizhong Sun; A. B. M. Rabiul Alam Beg. 2019. "How does FDI affect domestic firms’ wages? theory and evidence from Vietnam." Applied Economics 51, no. 49: 5311-5327.

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Published: 22 April 2019 in Journal of Asian Economics
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Although microcredit is considered a crucial tool for economic development, its contribution to improving the welfare of poor households is not well established. This study investigates this issue. We start with a theoretical model in which microcredit is used to finance the family business of a representative household. The household maximises its lifetime utility, which yields a dynamic optimal consumption path as a function of microcredit borrowing. Guided by the theoretical model, we then empirically estimate the impact of microcredit using a panel dataset of rural Vietnamese households for the period 2008 to 2016. We find that microcredit programs in rural Vietnam were effective in raising household food consumption in both the short and long terms. Nevertheless, the burden of loan repayment may have diminished food consumption with a lag.

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Chung Thanh Phan; Sizhong Sun; Zhang-Yue Zhou; Rabiul Beg. Does microcredit increase household food consumption? A study of rural Vietnam. Journal of Asian Economics 2019, 62, 39 -51.

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Chung Thanh Phan, Sizhong Sun, Zhang-Yue Zhou, Rabiul Beg. Does microcredit increase household food consumption? A study of rural Vietnam. Journal of Asian Economics. 2019; 62 ():39-51.

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Chung Thanh Phan; Sizhong Sun; Zhang-Yue Zhou; Rabiul Beg. 2019. "Does microcredit increase household food consumption? A study of rural Vietnam." Journal of Asian Economics 62, no. : 39-51.

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Published: 11 January 2019 in Economic Analysis and Policy
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In recent years, the Chinese government has committed additional resources in promoting research and development (R&D). At the same time, China has started implementing a more targeted foreign direct investment (FDI) policy. Using firm level panel data from China’s iron ore mining industry, this paper aims to evaluate the performance differences between the firms that undertake R&D and those who do not. We also examine the role of FDI, which has not been the subject of an in-depth investigation. In addition, we use a relatively recently developed coarsened exact matching technique. We find that domestic firms in China’s iron ore mining industry that conduct R&D are on average 0.3937% more productive and their sales are 0.0253% higher. While this industry attracts less than 1% of the total FDI in China, FDI has a positive and sizable impact on both productivity and profitability of domestic firms in China’s iron ore mining industry. The results presented in this paper suggest that investment in China’s iron ore mining industry offers attractive returns to foreign investors.

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Sizhong Sun; Sajid Anwar. R&D activities and FDI in China’s iron ore mining industry. Economic Analysis and Policy 2019, 62, 47 -56.

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Sizhong Sun, Sajid Anwar. R&D activities and FDI in China’s iron ore mining industry. Economic Analysis and Policy. 2019; 62 ():47-56.

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Sizhong Sun; Sajid Anwar. 2019. "R&D activities and FDI in China’s iron ore mining industry." Economic Analysis and Policy 62, no. : 47-56.

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Published: 11 January 2019 in SSRN Electronic Journal
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In recent years, the Chinese government has committed additional resources in promoting research and development (R&D). At the same time, China has started implementing a more targeted foreign direct investment (FDI) policy. Using firm level panel data from China’s iron ore mining industry, this paper aims to evaluate the performance differences between the firms that undertake R&D and those who do not. We also examine the role of FDI, which has not been the subject of an in-depth investigation. In addition, we use a relatively recently developed coarsened exact matching technique. We find that domestic firms in China’s iron ore mining industry that conduct R&D are on average 0.3937% more productive and their sales are 0.0253% higher. While this industry attracts less than 1% of the total FDI in China, FDI has a positive and sizable impact on both productivity and profitability of domestic firms in China’s iron ore mining industry. The results presented in this paper suggest that investment in China’s iron ore mining industry offers attractive returns to foreign investors.

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Sizhong Sun; Sajid Anwar. R&D Activities and FDI in China’s Iron Ore Mining Industry. SSRN Electronic Journal 2019, 1 .

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Sizhong Sun, Sajid Anwar. R&D Activities and FDI in China’s Iron Ore Mining Industry. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2019; ():1.

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Sizhong Sun; Sajid Anwar. 2019. "R&D Activities and FDI in China’s Iron Ore Mining Industry." SSRN Electronic Journal , no. : 1.

Original articles
Published: 05 July 2018 in The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development
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A number of existing empirical studies have attempted to estimate the foreign direct investment (FDI)-related productivity spillover effects to domestic firms in host economies using various methodologies and measures of FDI. This literature has produced mixed results. While some studies found positive spillovers, others reported zero or even negative spillovers. In this paper, using a model of firm heterogeneity, we provide a rigorous theoretical justification for the mixed findings. We show that FDI-related productivity spillover effects can be decomposed into a direct and an indirect effect. If the direct effect is positive then relatively less capable domestic firms that were not able to survive in the industry (before the arrival of foreign firms) can enter the industry, which decreases the average (expected) productivity of the industry. If this indirect effect is sufficiently strong then the overall impact of FDI on productivity of domestic firms can be zero or negative. Hence, irrespective of the type of FDI (vertical or horizontal) and control variables included in empirical models, one may find negative or zero spillover effects.

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Sajid Anwar; Sizhong Sun. Firm heterogeneity and FDI-related productivity spillovers: A theoretical investigation. The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development 2018, 28, 1 -10.

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Sajid Anwar, Sizhong Sun. Firm heterogeneity and FDI-related productivity spillovers: A theoretical investigation. The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development. 2018; 28 (1):1-10.

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Sajid Anwar; Sizhong Sun. 2018. "Firm heterogeneity and FDI-related productivity spillovers: A theoretical investigation." The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development 28, no. 1: 1-10.

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Published: 01 March 2018 in International Review of Economics & Finance
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Using a Melitz-type theoretical model of firm heterogeneity, we show that (i) the presence of foreign firms within an industry affects the industry export quality and (ii) the industry export quality is directly related to the industry export price. As the industry export price can be approximated by the industry export unit value, our work provides a rigorous theoretical justification for several empirical studies that use export unit value as a proxy for export quality. We then convert our theoretical model-based structural relationships into a system of equations. Using industry level panel data from China's manufacturing sector, and measuring the industry export quality by the industry export unit value, we find that an increase in foreign presence in China's manufacturing sector contributes to a significant increase in China's export quality. We also distinguish between foreign presence in China originating from the Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan (HMT) and non-HMT regions. We find that foreign presence in China's manufacturing sector that originates from the HMT region leads to a much larger increase in China's export quality. The main empirical result is found to be robust with respect to alternative measures of foreign presence and aggregate demand

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Sajid Anwar; Sizhong Sun. Foreign direct investment and export quality upgrading in China's manufacturing sector. International Review of Economics & Finance 2018, 54, 289 -298.

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Sajid Anwar, Sizhong Sun. Foreign direct investment and export quality upgrading in China's manufacturing sector. International Review of Economics & Finance. 2018; 54 ():289-298.

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Sajid Anwar; Sizhong Sun. 2018. "Foreign direct investment and export quality upgrading in China's manufacturing sector." International Review of Economics & Finance 54, no. : 289-298.

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Published: 01 August 2017 in The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance
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This paper contributes to the debate on the effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) on indigenous firms in host economies. Using a Melitz-type theoretical model involving firm heterogeneity, we first show that FDI affects the revenue of indigenous firms, in both domestic and export markets, through a direct as well as indirect channel. In the presence of positive FDI-related productivity spillovers, the direct effect is positive but the indirect effect is negative. As the overall effect cannot be unambiguously determined, in stage two, we further investigate this issue by using firm level data from China’s textile industry over the period 2005-07. We find that FDI in China’s textile industry decreases (increases) the revenue of indigenous firms in the domestic (export) market. The empirical results are also robust across (i) alternative measures and (ii) sources of FDI

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Sizhong Sun; Sajid Anwar. Foreign direct investment and the performance of indigenous firms in China’s textile industry. The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance 2017, 65, 107 -113.

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Sizhong Sun, Sajid Anwar. Foreign direct investment and the performance of indigenous firms in China’s textile industry. The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance. 2017; 65 ():107-113.

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Sizhong Sun; Sajid Anwar. 2017. "Foreign direct investment and the performance of indigenous firms in China’s textile industry." The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance 65, no. : 107-113.

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Published: 20 June 2017 in Journal of Economics and Finance
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Using the innovation production function approach, this paper focuses on the determinants of product innovation in China’s food processing industries. Empirical analysis based on firm level data over the period 2005–07 shows that R&D intensity has a positive and statistically significant impact on product innovation in China’s feed processing industry. Large firms in China’s cereals milling, feed processing, and meat products & by-products processing industries are more likely to be involved in product innovation. Export intensity affects product innovation in cereal milling and feed processing industries. Foreign-invested feed processing firms are more likely to be involved in product innovation.

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Sizhong Sun; Sajid Anwar. Product innovation in China’s food processing industries. Journal of Economics and Finance 2017, 42, 492 -507.

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Sizhong Sun, Sajid Anwar. Product innovation in China’s food processing industries. Journal of Economics and Finance. 2017; 42 (3):492-507.

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Sizhong Sun; Sajid Anwar. 2017. "Product innovation in China’s food processing industries." Journal of Economics and Finance 42, no. 3: 492-507.

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Published: 01 June 2017 in Economic Analysis and Policy
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Using quarterly data over the March 2001 to December 2011 period and employing the vector error correction (VEC) methodology, this paper investigates the interrelationships among GDP, foreign direct investment (FDI), international trade, the inflation rate and state investment in Vietnam. The results of the Johansen cointegration test confirm the presence of a long-run relationship among the variables. The analysis of the short-run dynamics reveals that the impact of a shock to GDP on FDI is more significant than the impact of FDI on GDP. Furthermore, FDI exerts a stronger impact on exports than imports and Vietnam’s inflation rate appears to play a crucial role in affecting the dynamics of some of the key economic variables. Our work highlights the need for effective and consistent policies that not only control the rate of inflation but also lead to sustainable economic growth

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Dao Thi Hong Nguyen; Sizhong Sun; Sajid Anwar. A long-run and short-run analysis of the macroeconomic interrelationships in Vietnam. Economic Analysis and Policy 2017, 54, 15 -25.

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Dao Thi Hong Nguyen, Sizhong Sun, Sajid Anwar. A long-run and short-run analysis of the macroeconomic interrelationships in Vietnam. Economic Analysis and Policy. 2017; 54 ():15-25.

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Dao Thi Hong Nguyen; Sizhong Sun; Sajid Anwar. 2017. "A long-run and short-run analysis of the macroeconomic interrelationships in Vietnam." Economic Analysis and Policy 54, no. : 15-25.

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Published: 31 March 2017 in Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy
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We explore trends and patterns of oil import diversification by Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) countries from 1976 to 2014, and generalise four patterns in that diversification. First, oil import sources of APEC countries are diversified considerably. Second, APEC countries have diversified their import sources over time. Third, there is no σ-convergence in oil import diversification. Fourth, there exist substantial cross-time variations in both the mean and standard deviation of Herfindahl index among APEC countries.

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S. Hayden Lesbirel; Sizhong Sun. Oil import diversification in the Asia-Pacific (1976–2014). Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy 2017, 22, 621 -625.

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S. Hayden Lesbirel, Sizhong Sun. Oil import diversification in the Asia-Pacific (1976–2014). Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy. 2017; 22 (4):621-625.

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S. Hayden Lesbirel; Sizhong Sun. 2017. "Oil import diversification in the Asia-Pacific (1976–2014)." Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy 22, no. 4: 621-625.

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Published: 01 March 2017 in Energy Economics
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Xunpeng Shi; Sizhong Sun. Energy price, regulatory price distortion and economic growth: A case study of China. Energy Economics 2017, 63, 261 -271.

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Xunpeng Shi, Sizhong Sun. Energy price, regulatory price distortion and economic growth: A case study of China. Energy Economics. 2017; 63 ():261-271.

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Xunpeng Shi; Sizhong Sun. 2017. "Energy price, regulatory price distortion and economic growth: A case study of China." Energy Economics 63, no. : 261-271.

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Published: 05 September 2016 in China Agricultural Economic Review
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Purpose The infrastructure investment is one important source of economic growth in China in the past three decades. However it is not clear to what extent such investment affects development in rural area. The purpose of this paper is to explore this impact both conceptually and quantitatively, and draw policy implications from the empirical exercise. Design/methodology/approach The authors first describe the conceptual link between the transportation infrastructure and rural development, which motivates the empirical model. Then by utilizing an autoregressive distributed lag model, the authors estimate both the short- and long-run impacts of the transportation infrastructure on rural development, in terms of cereal yield and per capita net income of rural households. Findings The authors find that investment in transportation infrastructure positively affects rural development in China. In terms of cereal yield, a 1 percent increase in the road infrastructure (road length) leads to around 0.05 percent increase in cereal yield in the short-, and around 0.19 percent increase in the long-run. In terms of the per capita net income of rural households, a 1 percent increase in the road infrastructure results in around 0.14 percent increase in the short-, and its long-run impact is not statistically significant. The positive impacts lend supports to promote investment in the transportation infrastructure. To this end, in addition to the government funding, the participation of private capital can also be promoted through a number of channels, such as the build-operate-transfer, public-private partnership, and establishment of infrastructure investment bank. Originality/value This study evaluates the impacts of transportation infrastructure on rural development in China. Despite of the importance of infrastructure and rural development, there is a lack of study on the interaction between them. This paper intends to fill in this gap. In addition, implications drawn in this exercise can benefit policy makers not only in China, but also in other developing countries.

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Zhiyang Wang; Sizhong Sun. Transportation infrastructure and rural development in China. China Agricultural Economic Review 2016, 8, 516 -525.

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Zhiyang Wang, Sizhong Sun. Transportation infrastructure and rural development in China. China Agricultural Economic Review. 2016; 8 (3):516-525.

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Zhiyang Wang; Sizhong Sun. 2016. "Transportation infrastructure and rural development in China." China Agricultural Economic Review 8, no. 3: 516-525.

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Published: 03 August 2016 in Economic Change and Restructuring
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Theoretical studies have shown that there is a direct relationship between human capital and foreign direct investment (FDI). However, only a few available empirical studies have attempted to investigate this relationship simultaneously. Using country level panel data from 55 developing countries over the 1980–2011 period, this paper examines the interrelationship between FDI and human capital. Statistical analysis, based on simultaneous equations fixed effect estimation, reveals significant bi-directional causality between human capital and FDI, which suggests that FDI and human capital development policies need to be coordinated. FDI-led economic growth models may not be entirely suitable for all developing countries aiming to replicate the economic success of countries such as Brazil and China unless attention is also paid to human capital development through increased spending on education and training.

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Veasna Kheng; Sizhong Sun; Sajid Anwar. Foreign direct investment and human capital in developing countries: a panel data approach. Economic Change and Restructuring 2016, 50, 341 -365.

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Veasna Kheng, Sizhong Sun, Sajid Anwar. Foreign direct investment and human capital in developing countries: a panel data approach. Economic Change and Restructuring. 2016; 50 (4):341-365.

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Veasna Kheng; Sizhong Sun; Sajid Anwar. 2016. "Foreign direct investment and human capital in developing countries: a panel data approach." Economic Change and Restructuring 50, no. 4: 341-365.

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Published: 01 June 2016 in Economic Analysis and Policy
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Using a simultaneous equations model, this paper aims to analyse the endogenous relationship among trade liberalisation, inward foreign direct investment and productivity within Australia’s manufacturing sector. Using two-digit quarterly time-series data, from 1988 to 2012, we find empirical support for trade liberalisation as a mechanism for improving productivity within the domestic manufacturing sector. However, we find that inward foreign direct investment has not had a statistically significant impact on productivity within the sector. By drawing on these findings, among others, we make some recommendations for Australia’s international trade, foreign investment and manufacturing industry policies.

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Christopher Turnbull; Sizhong Sun; Sajid Anwar. Trade liberalisation, inward FDI and productivity within Australia’s manufacturing sector. Economic Analysis and Policy 2016, 50, 41 -51.

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Christopher Turnbull, Sizhong Sun, Sajid Anwar. Trade liberalisation, inward FDI and productivity within Australia’s manufacturing sector. Economic Analysis and Policy. 2016; 50 ():41-51.

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Christopher Turnbull; Sizhong Sun; Sajid Anwar. 2016. "Trade liberalisation, inward FDI and productivity within Australia’s manufacturing sector." Economic Analysis and Policy 50, no. : 41-51.