Effects of the internet on firm import and export trade
| Authors | Data | Methodology | Main results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ricci and Trionfetti (2012) | Firm survey data set conducted by World Bank | OLS estimation | The internet improves the firm export probability |
| Yadav (2014) | 23,789 firms in 52 developing countries | Binary-choice model; and standard treatment effects model | Internet usage affects firm export and import behavior The effect occurs in manufacturing firms and not service firms |
| Fernandes et al. (2019) | China manufacturing firms | DID | The internet boosts firm exports in China even before the emergence of the Alibaba The internet reduces trade costs and improves overall firm performance |
| Shi (2016) | China customs database; and China industrial firm database | OLS estimation | The internet increases the firm export volume It reduces the export price and improves the export quantity |
| Yue and Li (2018) | China customs database; and Alibaba China station | PSM-DID | The internet increases the firm export scale The internet can lower firm export threshold, increase transaction matching and production efficiency |
| Authors | Data | Methodology | Main results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firm survey data set conducted by World Bank | OLS estimation | The internet improves the firm export probability | |
| 23,789 firms in 52 developing countries | Binary-choice model; and standard treatment effects model | Internet usage affects firm export and import behavior | |
| China manufacturing firms | DID | The internet boosts firm exports in China even before the emergence of the Alibaba | |
| China customs database; and China industrial firm database | OLS estimation | The internet increases the firm export volume | |
| China customs database; and Alibaba China station | PSM-DID | The internet increases the firm export scale |
Note:
FDI = foreign direct investment