Recently, the collaborative paper titled Measurement of Manufacturing Agglomeration and Export Agglomeration in China by Yu Miaojie, Fellow of the International Economic Association, Deputy Party Secretary and President of Liaoning University, and Gu Yuan, a doctoral student at the School of International Economics and Political Studies of Liaoning University, has been officially published in International Economics and Trade Exploration.

Abstract:

As a key spatial configuration of manufacturing industries, industrial agglomeration holds strategic value for optimizing resource allocation and promoting the synergy between domestic and international economic circulations within the new development paradigm. This paper systematically reviews the methodological evolution across four generations of industrial agglomeration measurement indicators, thoroughly compares their strengths, weaknesses, and directions for improvement, and employs index methods to measure the agglomeration degree of China's manufacturing industry and its export agglomeration. It further analyzes the impact of industrial agglomeration on economic performance and the determining role of innovation in shaping agglomeration patterns. The findings reveal that: (1) China's manufacturing agglomeration exhibits a gradient distribution pattern, generally decreasing from coastal to inland regions, with particularly significant agglomeration effects in metropolitan areas; (2) Industrial agglomeration exerts a notable positive driving force on economic growth, although the intensity of this effect varies across regions; (3) Innovation serves as the core driver reshaping industrial agglomeration patterns.

Journal Introduction:

International Economics and Trade Exploration is an academic journal hosted by Guangdong University of Foreign Studies and edited and published by its editorial office. It holds significant influence in the field of international trade and regularly features topics such as international trade theory and practice.

Authors Profile:

Yu Miaojie, Deputy Party Secretary and President of Liaoning University, is a Fellow of the International Economic Association, a Changjiang Scholar Distinguished Professor, a recipient of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, an Outstanding Young Scientist of Beijing, and a Boya Distinguished Professor at Peking University. He currently serves as a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress, a special supervisor for the National Commission of Supervision, and an associate editor of Economic Journal, a top international economics journal. He is also a recipient of the State Council Special Allowance. As one of the top 1% most-cited economists globally in economics and management, he is the only Chinese scholar to date to have been awarded the "Royal Economic Society Prize."

Gu Yuan is a doctoral student at the School of International Economics and Political Studies, Liaoning University. His research primarily focuses on international trade, industrial agglomeration, and related fields. He has participated in multiple consultancy research projects for government departments.