Regional Digital Goods Trade Promotion Mechanism of China-Laos Railway

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10.2991/978-94-6463-958-2_28How to use a DOI?

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China–Laos Railway; Digital Trade; Infrastructure Connectivity

Abstract

This study evaluates the impact of the China–Laos Railway (CLR) on digital goods trade within the Greater Mekong Subregion(GMS). Using panel data from the United Nations Comtrade database between 2017 and 2023 and applying a difference-in-differences estimation strategy, the analysis finds that the railway’s operation significantly promoted the growth of digital goods trade. Enhanced internet infrastructure, measured by fixed broadband subscriptions per capita, served as a key mechanism. Robustness checks, including propensity score matching and placebo tests, confirm the core findings. The results suggest that modern railway infrastructure facilitates not only physical cargo flows but also digital trade expansion, offering insights for regional connectivity and digital integration strategies in developing economies.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Yilin Zhu
AU  - Xiaohan Li
AU  - Wenye Yang
AU  - Yang Liu
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/12/26
TI  - Regional Digital Goods Trade Promotion Mechanism of China-Laos Railway
BT  - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Management Science and Software Engineering (ICMSSE 2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 249
EP  - 256
SN  - 1951-6851
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-958-2_28
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-958-2_28
ID  - Zhu2025
ER  -