China and Latin America and the Caribbean: Exports competition in the United States market
This paper uses an augmented gravity trade model to examine the impact of Chinese exports to the United States on Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) exports to the same market over the last two decades. The analysis relies on a sample of 33 LAC countries and trade data disaggregated to the 10- digit Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) level. The results show that the impact of Chinese exports on US imports from LAC is negative and statistically significant across model specifications and levels of aggregation in the trade data. In addition, the model suggests that after accounting for such export competition, Free Trade Agreements with the United States, on average, increased imports from LAC countries by up to 1.5 percent. That is, countries with a trade agreement with the US have an advantage over those without, particularly in the manufacturing sector.
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| Format: | Texto biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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ECLAC
2022-10-27
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| Subjects: | COMERCIO INTERNACIONAL, POLITICA COMERCIAL, RELACIONES ECONOMICAS INTERNACIONALES, EXPORTACIONES, COMPETENCIA, ESTADISTICAS COMERCIALES, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, TRADE POLICY, INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS, EXPORTS, COMPETITION, TRADE STATISTICS, |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/11362/48356 |
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| Summary: | This paper uses an augmented gravity trade model to examine the impact of Chinese exports to the United States on Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) exports to the same market over the last two decades. The analysis relies on a sample of 33 LAC countries and trade data disaggregated to the 10- digit Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) level. The results show that the impact of Chinese exports on US imports from LAC is negative and statistically significant across model specifications and levels of aggregation in the trade data. In addition, the model suggests that after accounting for such export competition, Free Trade Agreements with the United States, on average, increased imports from LAC countries by up to 1.5 percent. That is, countries with a trade agreement with the US have an advantage over those without, particularly in the manufacturing sector. |
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