The Impact of Cross-Border E-Commerce Pilot Zones on Regional Economic Growth: Evidence from the Yangtze and Pearl River Deltas, 2010-2023
This study evaluates whether approval of China's Cross-Border E-Commerce (CBEC) comprehensive pilot zones changes city-level economic growth. The analysis uses a balanced panel of 39 cities in the Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta from 2010 to 2023, comprising 546 city-year observations, 36 treated cities and t...