School of Business and Management Department of Economics 173 Firms in Globalization: Evidence from China Supervisor: LI Yao / ECON Student: OUYANG Yuxuan / MAEC Course: UROP 2100, Fall Gross industrial output refers to the total value of goods and services produced by the industrial sector of an economy, and is a key indicator of industrial growth and development. Credit constraint, on the other hand, refers to the limited access to credit faced by firms, which is a critical factor that decides firms’ ability to invest, expand, and innovate. In this essay I want to investigate the relationship between the gross industrial output and credit constraints. This essay would use data of Chinese firms’ gross industrial output in 2000 to 2006 and obtain factors to proxy credit constraints with the method shown by Monova (2015) and Fan (2015). Firms in Globalization: Evidence from China Supervisor: LI Yao / ECON Student: SOL Dong Min / ECON Course: UROP 1100, Fall A commonly used comprehensive metric to measure human’s well-being would be the Human Development Index, which captures the three important dimensions of human development: life expectancy, expected years of schooling, and gross national income per capita. Policy implications can be drawn if we can know how social crisis specifically affects human development. However, the Human Development Index (HDI) is released by world bank since the year 1990, which is near the year 1994 when the genocide happened. Therefore, in this research, I aim to estimate the respective effect of the Rwandan genocide directly on the three key human development outcomes which are used to calculate the Human Development Index – income per capita, life expectancy, and years of schooling. The Local Impacts of BRI Projects Supervisor: LIN Yatang / ECON Student: GE Liqian / MAEC YANG Xixuan / ECOF Course: UROP 1100, Spring UROP 1100, Spring This paper examines the effects of Chinese machinery imports on African countries, with a focus on valueadded, productivity, employment, and environmental outcomes. In China, efforts to address overcapacity in energy-intensive industries have led to increased machinery exports, particularly to African countries characterized by weaker environmental regulations and abundant resources. We find that these imports have mixed effects on African economies. On the positive side, they contribute to increased value added and productivity in recipient sectors. However, the impact on employment is limited, with a shift observed from agriculture to manufacturing and services, particularly in the service sector. Furthermore, the regions receiving Chinese machinery imports also experience heightened pollution levels, indicating the environmental costs associated with this trade. These findings highlight the complex dynamics of Chinese machinery imports in Africa, emphasizing the need for sustainable industrialization strategies that balance economic gains with environmental considerations.
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