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This study investigates how geographic distance and digital infrastructure affect ASEAN's exports of digitally deliverable services.

Breaking Digital Barriers: The Role of Distance and Digital Infrastructure in ASEAN's Digitally Deliverable Services Trade

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Randomized trial shows the influence of distance and digital infrastructure on ASEAN's service exports, indicating significant trade implications.

This study investigates how geographic distance and digital infrastructure affect ASEAN's exports of digitally deliverable services.
Utilized a gravity trade model to analyze the relationship between geographic distance and digital infrastructure on service exports.
Examined the correlation between ASEAN's digital infrastructure and its digitally deliverable services exports.
Distance and digital infrastructure significantly influence ASEAN's exports of digitally deliverable services.
ASEAN's own digital infrastructure primarily determines its service exports, while the importing country's infrastructure shows marginal significance.
Importing countries' digital infrastructure does not significantly affect any type of services trade from ASEAN but impacts merchandise trade.

Chia et al. (2026) studied this question.

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Randomized trial shows the influence of distance and digital infrastructure on ASEAN's service exports, indicating significant trade implications.