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Cross-border e-commerce, foreign investment and export trade resilience

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  • Ning, Kewen
  • Chen, Xue
  • Xiao, Ye

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Based on panel data from 262 prefecture-level cities in China from 2011 to 2023, this paper empirically examines the impact of cross-border e-commerce on the resilience of export trade and its mechanism of action. The empirical analysis shows that the development of cross-border e-commerce has significantly enhanced the resilience of export trade by shortening trade chains, reducing transaction costs, improving transaction efficiency, and other pathways to strengthen economic resilience against risks. Foreign direct investment (FDI) plays a positive moderating role in the process of cross-border e-commerce promoting export resilience. The enhancing effect of cross-border e-commerce on export resilience is most pronounced in the central region.

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  • Ning, Kewen & Chen, Xue & Xiao, Ye, 2025. "Cross-border e-commerce, foreign investment and export trade resilience," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 82(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:finlet:v:82:y:2025:i:c:s1544612325008542
    DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2025.107595
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