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Impact of third-party online payment systems on trade, export, import, and internet retailing

by Isaac Appiah-Otoo a,* ,  Xudong Chen a ,  Na Song b  and  Camara Kwasi Obeng c
a
College of Management Science, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, China
b
School of Management and Economics, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
c
Department of Economic Studies, School of Economics, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
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JIE  2023 1(3):14; https://doi.org/10.58567/jie01030003
Received: 4 August 2023 / Accepted: 4 October 2023 / Published Online: 11 October 2023
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This study estimates the impact of third-party online payment systems on trade, export, import, and Internet retailing in China. Also, the study examines the financial development mechanism via which third-party payment affects trade, export, import, and Internet retailing in China. By employing a sample of 31 provinces in China covering 2011 to 2018, the findings indicate that, third-party payment drives China’s trade (0.43%), export (0.42%), import (0.47%), and Internet retailing (0.24%). The study also finds that third-party payment complements financial development to positively affect trade, export, import, and Internet retailing in China. The study recommends policymakers promote third-party payment development in China to boost trade, export, import, and Internet retailing.

Keywords: Payment technology innovation; Third-party payment; Fintech; Trade; Internet retailing; China;
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Appiah-Otoo, I.; Chen, X.; Song, N.; Obeng, C. K. Impact of third-party online payment systems on trade, export, import, and internet retailing. Journal of Information Economics, 2023, 1, 14. https://doi.org/10.58567/jie01030003
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Appiah-Otoo I, Chen X, Song N, Obeng C K. Impact of third-party online payment systems on trade, export, import, and internet retailing. Journal of Information Economics; 2023, 1(3):14. https://doi.org/10.58567/jie01030003
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Appiah-Otoo, Isaac; Chen, Xudong; Song, Na; Obeng, Camara K. 2023. "Impact of third-party online payment systems on trade, export, import, and internet retailing" Journal of Information Economics 1, no.3:14. https://doi.org/10.58567/jie01030003
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Appiah-Otoo, I., Chen, X., Song, N., & Obeng, C. K. (2023). Impact of third-party online payment systems on trade, export, import, and internet retailing. Journal of Information Economics, 1(3), 14. https://doi.org/10.58567/jie01030003

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