WITHDRAWN: Does Market Access Drive Trade Growth? Evidence from China

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Abstract This study investigates the influence of market access on the high-quality development of foreign trade, using panel data from 280 Chinese cities from 2014 to 2023. A fixed-effects model is employed to explore the nonlinear relationship, along with the transmission mechanisms of industrial structure upgrading and industrial agglomeration, and the moderating effect of industrial rationalization. The results reveal a significant positive U-shaped relationship: at low levels, market access improvements suppress trade quality, but beyond a critical threshold, the effect turns strongly positive. Mechanism analysis confirms that industrial structure upgrading and industrial agglomeration are key pathways through which market access promotes trade quality. Moreover, in addition, industrial rationalization exerts a moderating effect that reinforces the impact of market access. These findings enrich the understanding of spatial drivers of foreign trade upgrading and highlight the nonlinear dynamics of market access in shaping trade quality. JEL: C33; F14; R40
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Evidence from China Ming Liu, Jianxin Mao, Luoxin Wang This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-6920756/v2 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Posted Version 2 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Show more versions Editorial Note The full text of this preprint has been withdrawn, as it was submitted in error. Therefore, the authors do not wish this work to be cited as a reference. Questions should be directed to the corresponding author. Editorial notes are used to provide important context regarding the topic of a preprint or to alert readers to potential issues concerning that preprint or a downstream publication associated with it. For more information on editorial notes, see our Editorial Policies . Abstract The full text of this preprint has been withdrawn, as it was submitted in error. Therefore, the authors do not wish this work to be cited as a reference. 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