Information and Commnication Technology and International Trade: A Case of China-ASEAN Countries

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10.2991/icmesd-19.2019.31How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Information and communication technology, International trade, China-ASEAN countries, Internet.

Abstract

In 2000, ASEAN countries initiated the e-ASEAN Framework Agreement in order to build the ASEAN information infrastructures and promote development of e-service and e-commerce in commerce, society and government. The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of information and communication technology on international trade between China and ASEAN countries using data for 2001 to 2017. The empirical findings of this study show that information and communication technology has significantly positive impact on international trade between China and ASEAN countries. Especially, internet as the most important information and communication instruments mostly contributes to international trade between China and ASEAN countries. According to the empirical results, this study suggests that ASEAN countries should speedily develop infrastructure of information and communication technology based on e-ASEAN Framework Agreement of 2000. Moreover, China should provide direct investment and technique-related for ASEAN countries to assist development of information and communication technology.

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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - Shun-Ho Chu
AU  - Shi-Yu Guo
PY  - 2019/07
DA  - 2019/07
TI  - Information and Commnication Technology and International Trade: A Case of China-ASEAN Countries
BT  - Proceedings of the 5th Annual International Conference on Management, Economics and Social Development (ICMESD 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 206
EP  - 211
SN  - 2352-5428
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/icmesd-19.2019.31
DO  - 10.2991/icmesd-19.2019.31
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