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Dr. Fangfang Deng is a rising scholar at the intersection of international trade, labour economics, and artificial intelligence. Her research primarily investigates how technological shocks—particularly the adoption of industrial robots and AI—reshape firm-level export behaviour and global competitiveness. In her highly cited 2023 paper, "How can artificial intelligence boost firms’ exports? evidence from China," Dr. Deng provides a rigorous empirical framework that disentangles two key mechanisms: the productivity effect, where automation enhances efficiency, and the labour substitution effect, where robots replace routine tasks. By merging Chinese Customs data with industry-level robot penetration metrics, she demonstrates that automation significantly increases firms' export values, offering critical insights for policymakers navigating the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Though early in her career, her work has already garnered attention for its timely relevance to debates on technology, employment, and trade. Dr. Deng’s contributions are particularly valuable for students and researchers seeking to understand how developing economies can leverage AI to climb the global value chain. Her scholarship promises to shape future discussions on inclusive growth in an era of rapid automation.
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