Lien, Donald; Co, Catherine Yap - In: International Review of Economics & Finance 27 (2013) C, pp. 566-571
This paper uses the trade gravity model to examine the effects of Confucius Institutes (CIs) on the exports of US states to China in 2006–2010. Overall, we detect a 5–6% increase in state exports for each additional CI branch established in a given state. This provides strong robust evidence...