Research on the Spatial Spillover Effects of Digital Service Trade Barriers on Bilateral Value Chain Linkages
Deepening the construction of value chain linkages is an important driving force for promoting regional economic and trade cooperation.However,digital service trade barriers significantly weaken bilateral value chain linkages and may trigger regional systemic risks through spatial effects.This article uses the spatial Durbin model to analyze its spatial spillover effects based on the OECD and UIBE databases.The findings show that digital ser-vice trade barriers inhibit the bilateral value chain linkages of China's manufacturing sector,and generate spatial spillover effects,further suppressing the bilateral value chain linkages between China and neighboring countries of the host country.Additionally,this spatial effects exhibit significant heterogeneity,with the spatial spillover effects on bilateral value chain linkages being more pronounced for developed countries compared to developing coun-tries,and greater for non-European regions compared to European regions.Furthermore,there are positive spatial spillover effects for European countries and Belt and Road countries under specific matrics.The conclusions of this study assist China in better leveraging the spatial spillover channels of international trade,formulating more effec-tive international trade policies,and accelerating the achievement of high-quality development in China.
digital service trade barriersvalue chain linkagesspatial spillover effects