Do country sizes matter? What motivates China’s trade decision in Southern Africa?

Emmanuel Igbinoba

Journal of Chinese Economic and Foreign Trade Studies, 2017, vol. 10, issue 1, 44-60

Abstract: Purpose - This paper aims to test the political-economy hypothesis that country sizes are related with constraints associated with Chinese trade. Design/methodology/approach - This study applies a generalized linear mixed approach on panel data of Southern African (henceforth SADC) economies from 2001 to 2014 to observe common Chinese trade patterns among SADC countries. Findings - Empirical results support the hypothesis that structural differences exist and smaller SADC countries are disadvantaged in their trade relations with China. Research limitations/implications - This paper is exploratory by nature. Its scope and the depth of analysis is constrained by data availability. Originality/value - The manuscript has been approved by the author and has never been published, or has been considered for publication elsewhere.

Keywords: SADC; Chinese trade; Country size; Finite mixture model; Southern Africa; F14; F21; F23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1108/JCEFTS-07-2016-0018

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