A Study of the Effects of China’s TBT Notifications on Korean Exports

IF 0.9 Q3 ECONOMICS

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC JOURNAL Pub Date : 2023-01-02 DOI:10.1080/10168737.2023.2176903

Yun-Yun Bai, Keun-Yeob Oh

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Abstract

Since China joined the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2002, the number of technical barriers to trade (TBT) notifications has increased rapidly. This study investigates the impact of China’s imposition of TBTs on the exports of Korean manufacturing-industry from 2002 to 2014. We focus on the following aspects: exports in terms of value-added, a comparison of exports of final goods with exports of intermediate goods, and specific trade concerns (STCs). Our findings are as follows. First, China’s TBTs have an insignificant impact on Korean manufacturing exports to China when we investigate the whole manufacturing industry sector. Second, as a result of analyzing final goods and intermediate goods separately, we do not find a significant effect of TBTs on the export of intermediate goods, whereas they have negative effects on the export of final goods. This is in line with our expectations that China does not want to restrict the import of intermediate goods. Third, further analysis of the relationship between exports and TBT STCs is conducted. However, we find no additional negative effect of TBT STCs on exports. Fourth, the impact of TBTs on exports in value-added terms does not seem to differ from the impact on total gross exports.

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中国TBT通知对韩国出口的影响研究

自2002年中国加入世界贸易组织以来，技术性贸易壁垒通知的数量迅速增加。本研究调查了2002-2014年中国实施TBT对韩国制造业出口的影响。我们重点关注以下方面：增值方面的出口、最终产品出口与中间产品出口的比较以及具体贸易问题。我们的研究结果如下。首先，当我们调查整个制造业部门时，中国的TBT对韩国对中国的制造业出口影响不大。第二，通过分别分析最终产品和中间产品，我们没有发现TBT对中间产品出口的显著影响，而它们对最终产品出口有负面影响。这符合我们的预期，即中国不想限制中间产品的进口。第三，进一步分析了出口与TBT STCs之间的关系。然而，我们没有发现TBT STC对出口的额外负面影响。第四，技术性贸易壁垒对出口的增值影响似乎与对出口总额的影响没有什么不同。

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