Research

Globalisation and the Chinese Economy

This research theme investigates the socio-economic impacts of globalisation on the transitional economy in China. Apart from the foreign direct investment (FDI) and the accession of World Trade Organization (WTO), it is mainly focused on two particular areas (collaborated with Dr. Vincent Mok at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Prof. Xiaoping Xu at the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics and Prof. Zhaozhou Han at the Jinan University):

Parallel trade in the beverage industry in China. Different from the exiting literature on parallel import (grey import), this research project aims to study the parallel distribution of genuine brand name carbonated drinks within China and its implications for the distribution system of the beverage industry.

Financial development, productive efficiency and profitability of manufacturing firms in China. This project studies the effects of the role of finance on productive efficiency via production process and to what extent efficiency affects profitability of manufacturing firms in China. This research project is partly financed by the Sino-British Research Fellowship Trust Fund.