The Influences of E-Commerce on International Trade -Evidence from Zhejiang Province of China

Abstract

With the globalization of world economy and the rapid development of information technology, e-commerce has emerged and played an increasingly important role in international trade.The development of e-commerce in China represents a rapid and robust development trend.Zhejiang province, as the earliest and the fastest place of e-commerce development in China, has a high level of e-commerce development.This research empirically examined the data of 40 counties in Zhejiang province in 2014 to investigate the influences of e-commerce on international trade.The analysis results indicate that e-commerce does have a positive effect on international trade.Moreover, this research proposes suggestions to facilitate the development of e-commerce based on the analysis results, thus improving China's international trade development.

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