The Effect of Country Size on Trade and Investment Facilitation:-An Empirical Study based on “One Belt, One Road” National Data

Abstract

Abstract: Based on the "One Belt, One Road" national data, this paper choose 53 countries to calculate the trade and investment facilitation level, and then uses the panel data model to analyze the impact of country size on trade and investment facilitation. Our findings show that trade and investment facilitation level of countries along "One Belt And One Road" presented an upward trend after 2013. What's more, in the time-sharing sample, the scale of resident income was an important factor influencing trade and investment facilitation before "One Belt, One Road" initiative was proposed, and the implementation of the initiative made trade and investment facilitation no longer affected by scale of resident income. From the perspective of national scale, this study aims to improve the trade and investment facilitation conditions of countries which go along with "One Belt, One Road" initiative, it also make some suggestions for china in direct investment and bilateral trade.

Key words: country size, trade and investment facilitation, "One Belt And One Road", scale of land area, scale of resident income

CLC Number:

F752.8

CAI Ling-hui, ZHU Yan-fu. The Effect of Country Size on Trade and Investment Facilitation:-An Empirical Study based on “One Belt, One Road” National Data[J]. , 2019(02): 1-10.

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