“丝路电商”发展对服务贸易国际竞争力提升的影响研究

Research on the Impact of the Development of “Silk Road E-Commerce” on Enhancing the International Competitiveness of Service Trade

摘要: “丝路电商”国际合作是新时代积极推进“一带一路”经贸合作的重要举措，为合作国家服务贸易国际竞争力提升提供了重要契机。本文基于2008~2023年全球159个国家的面板数据，构建双重差分模型，实证考察了“丝路电商”国际合作对服务贸易国际竞争力的影响效应。研究发现，“丝路电商”国际合作能显著提升合作国家的服务贸易国际竞争力。异质性结果表明，“丝路电商”国际合作对发展中国家、制度距离较近国家服务贸易国际竞争力的促进作用更为明显。机制检验表明，“丝路电商”国际合作可以通过提高合作国家服务贸易开放水平，进而提升合作国家的服务贸易国际竞争力。本文研究结论为高质量推动“丝路电商”国际合作扩展提供了经验证据。

Abstract: The “Silk Road E-commerce” international cooperation is a significant measure to actively promote economic and trade cooperation under the “Belt and Road Initiative” in the new era, providing an important opportunity for partner countries to enhance their international competitiveness in trade in services. Based on panel data from 159 countries worldwide from 2008 to 2023, this paper constructs a difference-in-differences model to empirically examine the impact of “Silk Road E-commerce” international cooperation on the international competitiveness of trade in services. The study finds that “Silk Road E-commerce” international cooperation can significantly enhance the international competitiveness of trade in services in partner countries. Heterogeneity results indicate that “Silk Road E-commerce” international cooperation has a more pronounced promoting effect on the international competitiveness of trade in services in developing countries and countries with closer institutional distances. Mechanism tests reveal that “Silk Road E-commerce” international cooperation can enhance the international competitiveness of trade in services in partner countries by increasing their level of openness in trade in services. The conclusions of this paper provide empirical evidence for promoting the expansion of “Silk Road E-commerce” international cooperation with high quality.