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Impact of cross-border data restrictions on the quality of exports: Evidence from China

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  • Hongjie Sun
  • Jingjing Gong
  • Shipeng Sun
  • Dandan Zhang
  • Sidan Ma

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As a global manufacturing leader and an emerging digital economy power, China faces increasingly complex challenges from cross-border data flow restrictions imposed by its export destination countries. This study uses panel data spanning 2005–2022 and adopts a two-way fixed-effects model to examine the impact of these restrictions on the quality of China’s manufacturing exports. The findings indicate a significant adverse effect: a one standard deviation increase in the destination country’s restriction index is associated with a 0.018 standard deviation decline in export quality (p

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  • Hongjie Sun & Jingjing Gong & Shipeng Sun & Dandan Zhang & Sidan Ma, 2026. "Impact of cross-border data restrictions on the quality of exports: Evidence from China," The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 35(4), pages 875-894, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jitecd:v:35:y:2026:i:4:p:875-894
    DOI: 10.1080/09638199.2026.2652228
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