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Trade Sustainability and Efficiency under the Belt and Road Initiative: A Stochastic Frontier Analysis of China’s Trade Potential at Industry Level

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  • Wenhui Jiang
  • Hai Zhang
  • Yuanyuan Lin

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This study calculates the export trade potential and trade efficiency of China to countries along the Belt and Road within the HS 2-digit code sectors; the influencing factors are also analyzed using the one-step method. The stochastic frontier gravity model is applied on a dataset including 35 countries during 2009–2017. The results indicated that the trade resistance of China’s export to countries along the Belt and Road has increased over time, while there is still huge trade potential at various industries. Moreover, trade efficiency is high in mechanical and electrical products, iron or steel articles, and furniture and bedding. Low-efficiency products include live animals, cork, vegetable plaiting materials, tin, and arms. To further improve the trade efficiency, it is necessary to strengthen the cooperation with the countries along the Belt and Road in infrastructure construction and investment based on the free trade area. These findings have great significance for the sustainable and high-quality development of the Belt and Road initiative.

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  • Wenhui Jiang & Hai Zhang & Yuanyuan Lin, 2022. "Trade Sustainability and Efficiency under the Belt and Road Initiative: A Stochastic Frontier Analysis of China’s Trade Potential at Industry Level," Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 58(6), pages 1740-1752, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:mes:emfitr:v:58:y:2022:i:6:p:1740-1752
    DOI: 10.1080/1540496X.2021.1925246
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