The effect of Chinese demand and supply shocks on Peruvian exporters

Jean Paul Rabanal, Olga A. Rabanal

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Abstract

We study the impact of Chinese supply and demand shocks on Peruvian firm-product exports. Our results indicate that Chinese competition has a positive and significant effect on Peruvian firm exports, which suggests that firms are either (1) concentrating on markets where competition is tougher, (2) increasing R&D efforts, and/or (3) benefiting from a comparative advantage. The demand from China also has an overall positive and significant effect on Peruvian exports, but negative effect on the subset of data pertaining to minerals. This suggests that Peruvian commodities are being redirected from other markets to China.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1922-1934
Number of pages13
JournalEmerging Markets Finance and Trade
Volume52
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2 Aug 2016
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • China
  • competition
  • demand
  • firm-heterogeneity
  • Peru
  • trade

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