China and the international economy: a gravity model of the Belt and Road Innitiative

Date

2019

Authors

Arancón Simal, Eduardo

Publisher

Acceso abierto / Sarbide irekia
Trabajo Fin de Grado / Gradu Amaierako Lana

Project identifier

Abstract

The Belt and Road Initiative aims to increase China ́s integration with the world economy through infrastructure projects and investment. We want to assess whether the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has contributed to increase Chinese trade with Sub-Saharan Africa. While the literature has covered the trade effects of the BRI, most of the studies try to measure the gains of trade derived from decreased transportation costs. While this remains as one of the most important features of the BRI, we wanted to measure how countries receiving BRI related investments trade with China. To achieve this goal, we built a Gravity model of trade for Chinese exports to 16 Sub-Saharan countries. If BRI investments are effective, China should trade more with these countries.

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Keywords

Gravity model, International trade, Belt and Road Initiative, Africa, China

Department

Faculty/School

Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales / Ekonomia eta Enpresa Zientzien Fakultatea

Degree

Graduado o Graduada Internacional en Administración y Dirección de Empresas / Graduado o Graduada Internacional en Economía por la Universidad Pública de Navarra, Enpresen Administrazio eta Zuzendaritzan Nazioarteko Graduatua / Ekonomian Nazioarteko Graduatua Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoan

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