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- Title
An Empirical Analysis of China's Wood Pulp and Recovered Paper Imports Using an Augmented Gravity Model Approach TANG ET AL.
- Authors
Shuai Tang; Weiming Song; Perez-Garcia, John; Eastin, Ivan L.
- Abstract
Production and consumption trends of China's pulp and paper products are discussed as well as imports of two principal raw materials: wood pulp and recovered paper. We developed an augmented gravity model to understand trade behavior between China and its trading partners using panel data from 1995 to 2012. The results show that China's economic growth is an important driver for wood pulp and recovered paper imports. Exporters' economic size has positive impacts on wood pulp exports and is also a significant factor in determining recovered paper exports. Distance has a significant negative impact on China's wood pulp and recovered paper imports. Finally, China's accession to the World Trade Organization increased both its wood pulp and recovered paper imports.
- Subjects
CHINA; PAPER industry; WOOD-pulp; WOOD pulp industry; WORLD Trade Organization; ECONOMIC impact; INTERNATIONAL trade
- Publication
Forest Products Journal, 2015, Vol 65, Issue 7, p381
- ISSN
0015-7473
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.13073/FPJ-D-14-00080