The effects of China’s cross-border e-commerce on its exports: a comparative analysis of goods and services trade

Zi Hui Yin and Chang Hwan Choi ()
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Zi Hui Yin: Dankook University
Chang Hwan Choi: Dankook University

Electronic Commerce Research, 2023, vol. 23, issue 1, No 18, 443-474

Abstract: Abstract This study examines the effects of China’s cross-border e-commerce (CBEC) on its goods and services exports to ‘Belt and Road’ (B&R) countries for the period 2000–2018 using a gravity model. We find that CBEC has a greater positive impact on trade in services than on trade in goods, especially after the implementation of the B&R initiative. Furthermore, as the level of CBEC rises, distance tends to have a lower (higher) impact on services (goods) trade, whereas the impact on services (goods) trade increased (decreased) annually. Hence, promoting the sustainable development of CBEC can lead to increased export volumes.

Keywords: Cross-border e-commerce; Export; Goods trade; Services trade; Belt and road; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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