We use panel data for listed firms from China for 2013-2021 to examine the association between their export earnings … and trade finance, particularly those receiving trade loans. Results show that a percent increase in trade finance loan is … associated with 0.067-0.083 percent increase in export earnings depending on the model. When we proxy trade finance by the sum of …

We quantify the effect of container technology on transport costs and trade by estimating the modal choice between … containerization and breakbulk shipping using micro-level trade data. The model is motivated by novel facts that relate container usage … to shipment, destination and firm characteristics. We find container transport to have a higher first-mile cost and a …

This paper estimates the causal effect of international direct flights on cities’ international trade, using Chinese … customs transaction-level trade data and flight route data from 2000 to 2015 and the staggered differences …

of China (PRC) as a new source of demand and growth. The central objective of this paper is to empirically assess whether … trade with the PRC can become an engine of growth for developing Asia. To do so, we examine the structure of PRC's trade … consumer and less of an assembler. This provides ground for optimism about the prospects of trade with the PRC as a source of …

People's Republic of China (PRC) as a globally influential economic force is fueling hopes that it can supplement the US as …

We investigate the impact of the emergence of China as a global competitor on the trade performance of Central, Eastern … supplier related competitiveness effect. Both the CESEE region and China successfully intensified their trade linkages above … trade links, applying highly disaggregated data at the 6 digit HS level over the period 1995 - 2010. We show that the most …

China has virtually dominated the trade scene in nearly all manufacturing sectors, this study also looks at the tripartite … dynamics of trade in pharmaceutical items among India, Pakistan and China. An analysis of the China-Pakistan and the South Asia … Free Trade Area Agreements reveals that while Pakistan does not give any favourable treatment to China in items on Pakistan …

How does international trade affect structural transformation in developing countries? We use data on sectoral … plausibly exogenous variation in manufacturing imports from China. We find that the so-called 'China shock' largely slows down … decreases by 0.49 per cent on average for each additional per cent of manufacturing imports from China. It highlights a …

The new international trade theory has shown that trade among countries does not necessarily depend on international … differences in technology and factor endowments. Instead, trade is the result of the exploitation of scale economies and scope … role that large corporations play in the trade capacity of the countries where these corporations are located. Specifically …