Title :
Model of Firm-level Export Decision in the Cycles of Technological Leadership for High-Tech Industry in a Less-Developed Country
Author :
Hua, Kang Can ; Lin, Sun Yan
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Econ., Wuhan Univ. of Technol.
Abstract :
Much of the theoretical literature on the relationship between firms´ exports decision and productivity has produced rich and useful results for developed countries in the past. This paper makes a pioneering attempt to explore the determinants of firm-level export behaviors in high-tech industries in the context of a less-developed country (China). By introducing a learning effect in the cycles in technological leadership as a new explanatory variable into traditional production function, the paper develops an original two-stage micromodel of international trade. Productivity advantage always determines the export decision, and export behaviors also depend on the characteristics of technology progress in the cycle, firm´s R&D efforts and foreign direct investment. At the stage of routine technology progress, productivity advantage facilitates firms´ exporting labor-intensive parts or components of high-tech products; at the stage of introduction of new technology, firms have opportunities to become technological leader and base their export decision on innovation edge. Then, a microeconometric study is used to analyze exporter performance in China´s information and communication technology manufacturing industry
Keywords :
econometrics; industrial economics; innovation management; international trade; investment; productivity; statistical analysis; China; R&D effort; export behavior; firm-level export decision; foreign direct investment; high-tech industry; information and communication technology; innovation management; international trade; less-developed country; manufacturing industry; microeconometric study; productivity; technological leadership; Communications technology; Industrial relations; Information analysis; International trade; Investments; Paper technology; Performance analysis; Production; Productivity; Technological innovation; Cycles in technological leadership; Export decision; High-tech industry; Innovation; Productivity;
Conference_Titel :
Management Science and Engineering, 2006. ICMSE '06. 2006 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Lille
Print_ISBN :
7-5603-2355-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICMSE.2006.314098