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Does Innovativeness Matter for International Competitiveness in Developing Countries? The Case of Turkish Manufacturing Industries

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Emre Özçelik () (Department of Economics, METU)
Erol Taymaz () (Department of Economics, METU)

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I. Introduction. - II. Evolution of the Theory of International Trade: Attitudes towards the Technology Factor and the Schumpeterian Viewpoint as a Rationale for Studies at the Firm-Level. - III. A Survey of Firm-Level Studies on the Determinants of Export Performance with an Emphasis on Technology Factor. - IV. Technological and International Competitveness of the Turkish Manufacturing Industry. - V. Determinants of International Competitveness: Estimation Results. - VI. Concluding Remarks.

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Paper provided by ERC - Economic Research Center, Middle East Technical University in its series ERC Working Papers with number 0107.

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Date of creation: Jul 2001
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Keywords: Innovation; R&D; International Competitiveness; Exports;

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O31 - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth - - Technological Change - - - Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives
O52 - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Europe
F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Country and Industry Studies of Trade

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  1. Sveikauskas, Leo A, 1983. "Science and Technology in United States Foreign Trade," Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 93(371), pages 542-54, September. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  7. Alessandro STERLACCHINI, 2000. "The determinants of export performance: A firmlevel study in Italian Manufacturing," Working Papers 142, Universita' Politecnica delle Marche (I), Dipartimento di Economia.
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  1. Sule Ozler & Erol Taymaz & Kamil Yilmaz, 2007. "History Matters for the Export Decision Plant Level Evidence from Turkish Manufacturing Industry," ERC Working Papers 0704, ERC - Economic Research Center, Middle East Technical University, revised Mar 2007. [Downloadable!]
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  2. Duenas-Caparas, Maria Teresa S., 2006. "Determinants of Export Performance in the Philippine Manufacturing Sector," Discussion Papers DP 2006-18, Philippine Institute for Development Studies. [Downloadable!]
  3. Francoise Lemoine & Deniz Unal-Kesenci, 2003. "Trade and Technology Transfers: a Comparative Study of Turkey, India and China," Working Papers 2003-16, CEPII research center. [Downloadable!]
  4. Mickey Folkeringa & Andre van Stel & Joris Meijaard, 2005. "Innovation, strategic renewal and its effect on small firm performance," Papers on Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy 2005-36, Max Planck Institute of Economics, Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy Group. [Downloadable!]
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