Subnational response differences on the Belt and Road Initiative policy and firm internationalization: A longitudinal and multi-level approach

China’s “Belt and Road” Initiative (BRI) has been regarded as an important measure of all-round opening-up in the new era. However, in practice, the level of internationalization differs significantly across firms located in different Chinese provinces. Provisional policy responses to the BRI create varied conditions for internationalization, yet research thus far has overlooked these subnational differences. We pioneered quantitative measures...