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- Title
The asymmetric impact of natural disasters on China's bilateral trade.
- Authors
Meng, Y.; Yang, S.; Shi, P.; Jeager, C. C.; Modica, M.; Mysiak, J.
- Abstract
Globalization and technological revolutions are making the world more interconnected. International trade is an important approach linking the world. Since the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan shocked the global supply chain, more attention has been paid to the global impact of large-scale disasters. China is the second largest trader in the world and faces frequent natural disasters. Therefore, this study proposes a gravity model for China's bilateral trade tailored to national circumstances and estimates the impact of natural disasters in China and trading partner countries on Chinese imports and exports. We analyzed Chinese and trading partner statistical data from 1980 to 2012. Study results show the following: (1) China's natural disasters have a positive impact on exports but have no significant impact on imports; (2) trading partner countries' natural disasters reduce Chinese imports and exports; (3) both development level and land area of the partners are important in determining the intensity of natural disaster impacts on China's bilateral trade. The above findings suggest that the impact of natural disasters on trade is asymmetric and significantly affected by other factors, which demand further study.
- Subjects
CHINA; NATURAL disasters; GLOBALIZATION; BILATERAL treaties
- Publication
Natural Hazards & Earth System Sciences Discussions, 2015, Vol 3, Issue 10, p2273
- ISSN
2195-9269
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5194/nhess-15-2273-2015