Intra-industry trade in agricultural products : the case of China

• Autor(es): Jing, Wang ; Leitão, Nuno Carlos ; Faustino, Horácio C.
• Data: 2010
• Identificador Persistente: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/2868
• Origem: Repositório da UTL
• Assunto(s): Agricultural products; Intra-industry trade; China
• Tipo de Documento: Outro
• Idioma: Inglês

Descrição

This paper studies the extent and determinants of intra-industry trade (IIT) in agricultural products of China for the period 1997-2006. The IIT index shows that the level of IIT in agricultural products between China and its thirteen main trading partners is not high. Using a panel data analysis, the empirical results of determinants of IIT indicate that differences in per-capita income and geographical distance have a negative effect on Chinese IIT in agricultural products. Free trade agreements between China and some trading partners weaken the negative effect of per-capita income differences on IIT. The results also suggest that cultural similarity between China and some countries has a positive influence on this type of trade.