La influencia de la IED saliente de China en los países del RCEP sobre el comercio bilateral: el papel mediador de la economía digital
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Este estudio utiliza un modelo de gravedad extendido para evaluar el impacto de la inversión directa de China en los países miembros del Acuerdo Integral y Progresista de Asociación Económica Regional (RCEP) en el comercio. Después de medir los niveles de economía digital de estos países utilizando el análisis de componentes principales, se aplica un modelo de efecto de mediación para examinar si la economía digital actúa como variable intermediaria. Los resultados indican que la inversión directa de China en los países del RCEP tiene un impacto positivo en las exportaciones, importaciones y el valor total del comercio de China con estos países. Además, la economía digital desempeña un papel de mediación positivo en la facilitación de estos efectos comerciales positivos.
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