A recent and highly technical paper to be published in a forthcoming edition of
The World Economy on China's trade patterns with African countries is available online. Titled "
The Gravity of China's African Export Promise," the authors are Lauren Johnston, Peking University, Stephen Morgan, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, and Yuesheng Wang, Peking University. Using a gravity model of China's imports for the years 1995-2009, the authors explore potential dynamics for China's export promise.