题目：Free Trade Zone Establishment and Corporate Innovation

主讲人：胡瑞洋

时间：2023年06月15日（周四）12:00-13:30

地点：北京师范大学珠海校区励耘楼B312

摘要：

If the domestic market operates under an inefficient economic structure, access to foreign markets can lead to long-term benefits. In this paper, we examine the effect of Free Trade Zones (FTZs), a gradual trade liberalization program, on corporate innovation. Using difference-in-differences and regression discontinuity design, we find that firms operating in FTZs experience significant increases in their innovation output. These positive effects are attributed to the easing of financial constraints, increased market competition, and exposure to foreign markets. Our empirical findings are rationalized by a simple Schumpeterian model with endogenous quality improvement, and provide implications for policymakers to promote domestic firm growth in the global marketplace.

个人简介：

胡瑞洋，澳门大学经济系助理教授，博士毕业于南方卫理公会大学。主要研究领域为经济增长、宏观经济学和金融经济学等。近年来，胡瑞洋教授的论文发表在Journal of Public Economic Theory, Economic Modelling, Mathematical Social Sciences, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control等国际顶级学术杂志。