International competitiveness of China’s biomass products: a CMS and RCA analysis
International Journal of Energy Sector Management
ISSN: 1750-6220
Article publication date: 3 December 2019
Issue publication date: 19 March 2020
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to estimate the international competitiveness of China’s biomass energy products during 2007-2016 in the context of the Belt and Road Initiative.
Design/methodology/approach
In this paper, the authors used the constant market share model and the revealed comparative advantage index to analyze the evolution trend of China’s biomass products’ international competitiveness during the past decade from 2007 to 2016 based on the market structure of the Belt and Road Initiative.
Findings
The results show that: China’s major biomass energy products have no comparative advantages in the world market, nevertheless, their international competitiveness is on the rise; China’s biomass energy products have been agglomerated to the regional markets where the market demand growth is fast in the Belt and Road countries; and the unreasonable structure is an important factor influencing the international competitiveness of China’s biomass exports.
Originality/value
The authors analyzed the international competitiveness of China’s biomass energy products based on the “Belt and Road Initiative” with all the trading items, in an effort to propose policy implications for enhancing the comparative advantages of China’s biomass products in the international market especially in the Belt and Road regions.
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Acknowledgements
This study is supported by the Major Program of National Social Science Foundation of China (NSSFC) (No. 17ZDA085), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (No. 71473231; 71773119) and the Fundamental Research Funds for National Universities, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) (No. CUG170101), hosted by Prof. Chuanmin Shuai and Jing Shuai (for Outstanding PhD Innovation Fund).
Citation
Shuai, J., Huang, F., Leng, Z. and Cheng, X. (2019), "International competitiveness of China’s biomass products: a CMS and RCA analysis", International Journal of Energy Sector Management, Vol. 14 No. 3, pp. 609-623. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJESM-05-2019-0013
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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