A geospatial analysis of China's exports, 1991-2008

Eurasian Geography and Economics

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 532-546

  Chou, Kuang Hann ^a,b   Chen, Chien Hsun ^a,b   Mai, Chao Cheng ^a  

^a TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG HUA INSTITUTION FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

ASEAN; China; Economic integration; ESDA; EU; Exports; Global financial crisis; Gravity model; Hong Kong; Japan; LISA; Moran's I; NAFTA; Spatial analysis; U.S.; WTO

Indexed keywords

ASEAN; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ECONOMIC INTEGRATION; EUROPEAN UNION; EXPORT; FINANCIAL CRISIS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; NAFTA; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION;

CHINA; HONG KONG; JAPAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 76149113249     PISSN: 15387216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/1539-7216.50.5.532     Document Type: Article

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