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The Impact of Cross-Border E-Commerce Pilot Zone Policy on Urban Export Trade in China

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: This study estimates the effect of the Cross-Border E-Commerce Pilot Zone (CBECPZ) policy on city-level exports in China. Using panel data for 83 Chinese cities from 2013 to 2024 and a staggered difference-in-differences (DID) design, we find that CBECPZ designation increases city-level exports by approximately 10% to 12%. The estimate remains stable across a variety of robustness checks and after accounting for spatial dependence. The spatial estimates also provide suggestive evidence of competition for mobile resources among designated cities.

Source: Economies

DOI: 10.3390/economies14090406

Authors: Jun Luo, Junjie Li, Sijia Wei

Institutions: Hitotsubashi University, Shanghai Commercial Accounting School

Language: English

Topic: E-commerce and Technology Innovations

Subfield: Business and International Management

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Industry, innovation and infrastructure, Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,172