China’s effect on Latin America’s international trade

Using a gravity model, this article presents an analysis of aggregate trade flows aimed at identifying China’s impact on Latin America’s trade. The results obtained indicate that: i) China´s growth in the last years implied a growing supply of exports to this market from most countries in the World,...

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Main Authors: Claudio E. Montenegro, Mariana Pereira, Isidro Soloaga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Chile 2016-03-01
Series:Estudios de Economía
Online Access:https://estudiosdeeconomia.uchile.cl/index.php/EDE/article/view/39439
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description Using a gravity model, this article presents an analysis of aggregate trade flows aimed at identifying China’s impact on Latin America’s trade. The results obtained indicate that: i) China´s growth in the last years implied a growing supply of exports to this market from most countries in the World, including that of Latin American countries; ii) at the aggregate level, there was no indication that Chinese exports to third markets were crowding out LAC exports to those countries; and iii) a positive relationship between imports from China and exports to third markets was only found for the Southern Cone countries.
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spelling doaj.art-9c21ab8149c24f508c993e1564559ec52022-12-22T03:52:54ZengUniversidad de ChileEstudios de Economía0304-27580718-52862016-03-0138234136839439China’s effect on Latin America’s international tradeClaudio E. Montenegro0Mariana Pereira1Isidro Soloaga2Development Research Group, Poverty & Inequality, 2013 World Development Report, 1818 H St. (room G3-488), Washington D.C. 20433 - USA and Universidad de Chile, Economics DepartmentCentro de Estudios Económicos, El Colegio de México, Camino al Ajusco 20 Col. Pedregal de Sta. Teresa 10740, Ciudad de MéxicoCentro de Estudios Económicos, El Colegio de México, Camino al Ajusco 20 Col. Pedregal de Sta. Teresa 10740, Ciudad de MéxicoUsing a gravity model, this article presents an analysis of aggregate trade flows aimed at identifying China’s impact on Latin America’s trade. The results obtained indicate that: i) China´s growth in the last years implied a growing supply of exports to this market from most countries in the World, including that of Latin American countries; ii) at the aggregate level, there was no indication that Chinese exports to third markets were crowding out LAC exports to those countries; and iii) a positive relationship between imports from China and exports to third markets was only found for the Southern Cone countries.https://estudiosdeeconomia.uchile.cl/index.php/EDE/article/view/39439
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