"一带一路"国家贸易便利化对中美两国出口效应比较研究

This paper measures the degree of trade facilitation of countries along the Belt and Road and explores their effects applying trade gravity models. The results show that the overall level and sub-indexes of trade facilitation of a country along the Belt and Road are significantly and positively correlated with China\'s exports to the country. The biggest effect among four sub-indexes occurs in the infrastructure. Consequently, it\'s a best choice for China\'s Belt and Road Initiative to put in frastructure into the first priority. The positive effects of importing countries\' trade facilitation on US exports are greater than that of China. The cooperation between China and countries along the Belt and Road will have a promotional potential to American commercial interests.