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Is there a positive relationship between the complexity of export structure and the amount of human capital?

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  • Andrei Smirnov

    (European University at St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation)

  • Yulia Raskina

    (European University at St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation;)

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This paper examines the relationship between the increasing technological sophistication of exports and the amount of human capital. Using the ARDL model with heterogeneous coefficients (Mean Group ARDL) and its extension to CS-ARDL to account for cross-sectional dependence, we show that there is a stable positive relationship between the technological sophistication of exports (EXPY index and five export categories) and the human capital index in the short term. In addition, our research proposes estimates of regression coefficients using instrumental variables based on error heteroscedasticity.

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  • Andrei Smirnov & Yulia Raskina, 2025. "Is there a positive relationship between the complexity of export structure and the amount of human capital?," Applied Econometrics, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA), vol. 78, pages 90-115.
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    • F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Empirical Studies of Trade
    • F16 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade and Labor Market Interactions
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity

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