Chinese Industrial Enterprises Database

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A Review and Reflection on the Use and Abuse of

Chinese Industrial Enterprises Database*

Huihua NIE

(School of Economics, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872)

Ting JIANG

(School of Economics, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872)

Rudai YANG

(Academy for Consumption Studies, Xiangtan University, Hunan 411105)

Abstract: Empirical research has called for intensive use of disaggregated data. One of the most heavily used data set in studying the corporate behavior and performance in China is Chinese Industrial Enterprises Database. As we will show, this data set suffers from data matching problems as well as measurement errors, unrealistic outliers and definition ambiguities etc., all of which practically lead to research results thereupon that are at best questionable. In this article, we briefly summarize the data set, selectively review its uses in previous studies, address some critical issues regarding its usage, and propose some remedies and recommendations.

Keywords: Firm-level data, Industrial enterprises, Microeconometrics, Manufacturing sector, Productivity

JEL Classification: C33 D24 L22 L60

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* This is a translation version of Chinese article: Nie, Huihua, Ting Jiang, and Rudai Yang, “A Review and Reflection on the Use and Abuse of Chinese Industrial Enterprises Database” (in Chinese), World Economy, 2012, no.5, pp. 142-158.

SSRN link:http://ssrn.com/abstract=2323998