共同语言对国际贸易的影响:来自韩语语言的证据
1School of International Business, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu, China.
PloS one
|August 15, 2024
概括
一种共同的韩语大大促进了中国和朝鲜之间的国际贸易. 越来越多的韩语使用者通过减少通信障碍,特别是在朝鲜,提高贸易价值和交易份额.
科学领域:
- 经济学 经济学 经济学
- 语言经济学语言经济学
- 国际贸易 国际贸易 国际贸易
背景情况:
- 双边贸易受到各种因素的影响,包括文化和语言的接近.
- 少数民族语言在促进国际贸易中的作用仍然未被充分探索.
- 了解这些语言影响可以为贸易政策和经济发展提供信息.
研究的目的:
- 研究一种共同的少数语言 (韩语) 对国际贸易的因果关系.
- 量化朝鲜语言在中国和朝鲜之间贸易价值和交易量上的影响.
- 确定语言影响贸易模式的机制.
主要方法:
- 利用了2000-2015年间的交易级海关数据.
- 使用到洪的距离作为一个工具变量来解决内源性.
- 分析了中国各县与韩国/朝鲜之间的贸易流动.
主要成果:
- 讲韩语的人数增长1%与贸易价值份额增长1.8%和交易份额增长2.3%相关.
- 韩语的积极影响在与朝鲜的贸易以及现有贸易份额较高的地区更为显著.
- 语言主要影响广泛边际 (贸易关系数量) 的贸易,而不是密集边际 (每种关系的贸易量).
结论:
- 一种共同的韩语大大降低了沟通障碍,从而促进了国际贸易.
- 利用少数民族语言可以成为促进双边贸易的可行策略,特别是在发展中经济体.
- 这些发现强调了语言多样性的经济价值及其在全球商业中的作用.
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