Economic complexity in Africa: the role of Chinese FDI and trade

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dc.contributor.authorAjide, Folorunsho M.
dc.contributor.authorOsinubi, Tolulope T.
dc.contributor.authorOladipupo, Sodiq Abiodun
dc.contributor.authorSoyode, Esther Omolade
dc.date.accessioned2026-08-05T08:36:18Z
dc.date.available2026-08-05T08:36:18Z
dc.date.issued2024-07
dc.descriptionResearch paper
dc.description.abstractPurpose – This study aims to examine the effect of Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI) and trade on economic complexity in Africa. Design/methodology/approach – Panel data from 34 African countries between 2003 and 2022 are used. This study analyzes the data using a two-stage least square proposed by Lewbel (2012) and Driscoll and Kraay (1998) estimator based on robust standard errors and panel quantile regression via moments proposed by Machado and Silva (2019). Findings – The results show that Chinese FDI and trade effectively upgrade economic complexity in Africa. Also, there is an inverted-U-shaped relationship between Chinese trade and economic complexity, thus revealing evidence of the trade Laffer curve. Originality/value – Despite the intense debate on the Chinese-African economic relationship, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, no known study has examined the implications of Chinese FDI and trade on economic complexity in Africa. Therefore, this study fills this lacuna found in the literature and suggests that Chinese FDI and trade are veritable tools for technology diffusion and innovation, which are capable of upgrading economic complexity in Africa. However, the Chinese-African trade relationship should be complemented with sound trade policies for the sustainability of the beneficial effect of Chinese trade on economic complexity in Africa
dc.identifier.citationAjide, F. M., Osinubi, T. T., Oladipupo, S. A., & Soyode, E. O. (2024). Economic complexity in Africa: the role of Chinese FDI and trade. Journal of Chinese Economic and Foreign Trade Studies, 18(1), 86-108.
dc.identifier.issn1754-4416
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11837/4289
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEmerald
dc.subjectEconomic complexity
dc.subjectTrade
dc.subjectChinese FDI
dc.subjectQuantile regression
dc.titleEconomic complexity in Africa: the role of Chinese FDI and trade
dc.typeThesis
person.identifier.orcidAjide, Folorunsho M. 0000-0003-3231-2423
person.identifier.orcidOsinubi, Tolulope T. 0000-0002-5276-0365
person.identifier.orcidOladipupo, Sodiq Abiodun 0000-0003-0666-971X
person.identifier.orcidSoyode, Esther Omolade 0009-0003-2566-8939

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