Trade environment configuration for the high growth of edible fungi export of China under the background of COVID-19 prevalence

ABSTRACT

In this paper, fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) was used to analyze the relationship between export growth of edible fungi and trade environment under the background of COVID-19 prevalence from a configurational perspective. The results showed that, single environmental factor did not constitute a necessary condition for high export growth. There were three trade environment configurations that generated high export growth, and there was a complementary relationship between epidemic risk of COVID-19 and economic growth, technical barrier. Both epidemic risk of COVID-19 and technical barrier showed a bidirectional effect on export growth. Economic cardinality and economic growth jointly affected the sensitivity of export growth to transportation cost.