Empirical Analysis of Impacts on China’s Transport Service Trade of International Competitiveness

Abstract

This paper aims to make an empirical analysis of impacts on China's transport service trade of international competitiveness. At first it makes comparative analysis between China and some relevant countries by calculating the competitiveness index of RCA, then this paper makes an empirical analysis of main factors affecting China's transport service trade and draws a conclusion: China's goods exportation have a positive impact on the international competitiveness of transport service, with an impact of 1.1%, followed by the openness of the transport service industry, with an impact of 0.7%. Finally, it puts forward some suggestions for the future development of China's transportation service trade.