Facilitating Inclusive Global Trade: Evidence from a Field Experiment

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Hui, Xiang
• 署名单位: Washington University (WUSTL)
• 刊物名称: MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0025-1909
• DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.2018.3263
• 发表日期: 2020
• 页码: 1737-1755
• 关键词: International trade; E-commerce; small firms; export entry cost; logistics

摘要

How can we make global trade inclusive for smaller sellers and firms? I present causal evidence that a major e-commerce platform increases on-site exports from small sellers through integrating an existing administrative and logistic service. The export increase comes exclusively from small sellers and exclusively along the extensive margin-that is, from new sellers or new destinations. Furthermore, the export increase is larger for more distant countries and differentiated products. I provide strong evidence that the distribution of export increase is driven by a reduction in export entry cost. I discuss the importance of reducing export entry cost for facilitating inclusive global trade.