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IJTEF 2024 Vol.15(2): 52-56
DOI: 10.18178/ijtef.2024.15.2.769

An Empirical Research of Industry Geographic Concentration and Trade in Guangxi of China

Li-Yu Chan 1 and Wenfang Ou2
1. Department of Finance, Jinwen University of Technology and Science, New Taipei City, Taiwan, China
2. College of Teacher Education, Jishou University, Jishou City, China
Email: jly@just.edu.tw (L.Y.C.); 945151371@qq.com (W.F.O.)
*Corresponding author

Manuscript received April 13, 2023; revised July 31, 2023; accepted December 22, 2023; published April 17, 2024.

Abstract—New trade theory points out that economies of scale is an considerable reason for the emergence of international trade. According to the theory of industrial organization, the degree of geographic concentration or agglomeration is an important factor affecting economies of scale. In view of the fact that Guangxi is a major channel for international land-sea trade between China and ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations), this paper takes an empirical research to examine the relationship between the degree of geographical concentration and trade of Guangxi. We found that Guangxi’s imports & exports has a significant positive correlation with the geographical concentration of overall economic activity during 2011 to 2021, especially the positive correlation of exports is higher than that of imports. In perspective of industry-region level, Nanning, the capital of Guangxi, has become an industrial center for most sectors. The imports & exports has a positive correlation with the intra-industry agglomeration, and the correlation is higher than the degree of specialization in the region. The more geographically concentrated an industry is, the more contributed it is to trade activities, and this is the case for as many as 94.73% of sectors.


Keywords—geographic concentration, agglomeration, trade, Guangxi


Cite: Li-Yu Chan and Wenfang Ou, "An Empirical Research of Industry Geographic Concentration and Trade in Guangxi of China," International Journal of Trade, Economics and Finance vol.15, no.2, pp. 52-56, 2024.


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