The Effects of Cross-Border E-Commerce on International Trade and Economic Growth: A Case of China

Abstract

With the financial crisis in 2008 and its negative consequence on traditional foreign trade and economic growth, China has adopted cross-border e-commerce as a new international business model. The purpose was to enhance international trade and sustain economic growth. However, despite the remarkable increase of cross-border e-commerce, China’s traditional international trade and economic growth have continued to grow slowly. This paper used the ARDL bounds test over the period 2005-2020 to examine the effect of China’s cross-border e-commerce on international trade and economic growth. The findings from our research indicate that in both the short-run and long-run, cross-border e-commerce has positively impacted international trade and economic growth in China. Therefore, in order to promote trade and economic growth, the government should continue to support the development of cross-border e-commerce.

Research on the Influence and Mechanism of Cross-Border E-Commerce on the Quality of Agricultural Products Exported by China

“…Some scholars have also carried out research on other issues related to CBEC. Wang et al (2017), Qin and Meivitawanli (2018), Ma et al (2021) and Ho and Adjouro (2021) discussed the impact of CBEC on the growth of international trade, Chen (2022) discussed the impact of CBEC on regional economic growth and Gomez-Herrera et al ( 2014), Valarezo et al (2018) and He et al (2021) respectively discussed the impact of the cross-border payment system, characteristics of consumer groups, international logistics and other factors on the development of CBEC.…”