The Impact Mechanism and Response Strategies of Digital Trade Barriers on Product Exports——Analysis of trade in ICT products based on 44 economies
Effectively reducing digital trade barriers to promote the development of digital trade is an essential way to cope with the new challenges of globalization,promote the growth of product exports,and provide an important driving force for the high-quality development of foreign trade.This paper uses the structural gravity model to analyze the mechanism of digital trade barriers affecting product export,and uses the export data of 44 economies for empirical test.We find that digital trade barriers have a significant inhibitory effect on ICT exports,and the inhibition is greater for low heterogeneity products than for high heterogeneity products.There is a mediating effect of digital trade barriers restricting ICT exports through trade costs;FTA containing digital trade provisions can regulate the suppression of digital trade barriers on ICT product exports.Based on this,enhancing and harmonizing the digital trade rules within FTA,establishing digital trade pilot zones,and advanc-ing the development of digital technologies are crucial focal points for leveraging digital trade to boost exports.
digital trade barriersheterogeneity of productstrade costsdigital trade rules
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