The value-added trade between China and Africa and its impact on bilateral economic growth
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this data is sourced from UNTCAD Eora-MRIO data base integrating trade data and input-output interactions from 1990 to 2021
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This study utilizes the Eora global Multi-Regional Input-Output (MRIO) tables, which provide continuous time-series data from 1990 to 2021 covering 26 industries across 189 countries, including the Rest of the World (ROW) aggregated as a single region. The database includes a six-by-six final demand matrix and reports column output, though it does not provide the intermediate use matrix for ROW.Using Eora’s MRIO and Inter-Country Input-Output (ICO) tables, we assess the economic impacts of Value-Added Tax (VAT) from 1990 to 2021. The analysis involves decomposing gross trade flows into domestic and foreign value-added components. Additionally, we compute and compare two trade accounting methods: 1. Gross Trade Accounting – Measures trade balance based on total export and import values. 2. Value-Added Accounting – Evaluates trade balance by considering only the domestic value-added content in exports. Finally, we analyze the economic gains from bilateral value-added trade, highlighting the differences between the two accounting approaches.
Institutions
- China University of Geosciences Beijing