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Journal of Tea Science ›› 2021, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (3): 430-438.doi: 10.13305/j.cnki.jts.2021.03.009

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The Influencing Factors and Trade Efficiency of China Tea Export: Based on Stochastic Frontier Gravity Model

ZHANG Fei1, GUAN Xi2, ZHU Rongjun1,*   

  1. 1. College of Economics and Management, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China;
    2. College of Economics and Management, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
  • Received:2020-11-02 Revised:2020-11-27 Online:2021-06-15 Published:2021-06-15

Abstract: Based on the stochastic frontier gravity model and trade non-efficiency model, using panel data of 37 representative countries (regions) from 2001 to 2017, influencing factors and trade efficiency of China tea export were analyzed. The results show that China tea export efficiency had a rising tendency, but the overall export efficiency was at a low level and presented regional imbalance. The China tea export efficiency with the developed economies was relatively high, but the tea trade efficiency with countries along "the Belt and Road" was at a very low level. The failure to realize the full potential of China tea export efficiency mainly came from the loss of technical efficiency. The increase of domestic supply, the expansion of importing market capacity and the reduction of trade cost were all conducive to improve China tea export efficiency. To some extent, the business environment improvement of importing markets could offset the impact of trade inefficiency. Free trade agreement had not yet played a positive role in China tea export.

Key words: tea export, trade efficiency, stochastic frontier analysis, gravity model

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