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Export behavior and firm innovation: New method and evidence

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  • Chen, Ting
  • Chen, Xianmeng
  • Wang, Cong
  • Xiang, Xunyong

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Taking interactions between firms into account, this paper estimates the direct and indirect effects of exporting on firm innovation in a unified framework. The results show that potential firm innovation varies with the proportion of exporters in the cluster.

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  • Chen, Ting & Chen, Xianmeng & Wang, Cong & Xiang, Xunyong, 2018. "Export behavior and firm innovation: New method and evidence," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 170(C), pages 76-78.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:170:y:2018:i:c:p:76-78
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2018.05.029
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    • F13 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
    • F15 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Economic Integration
    • O31 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives
    • O24 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Development Planning and Policy - - - Trade Policy; Factor Movement; Foreign Exchange Policy

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