Trade Liberalization, Exports, and Technology Upgrading: Evidence on the Impact of MERCOSUR on Argentinian Firms
Trade Liberalization, Exports, and Technology Upgrading: Evidence on the Impact of MERCOSUR on Argentinian Firms
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DOI：
10.1257/aer.101.1.304
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发表时间：
2011-02-01
影响因子：
10.7
通讯作者：
Bustos, Paula
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作者：
Bustos, Paula
本文研究了区域自由贸易协定南方共同市场对阿根廷企业技术升级的影响。为了指导实证工作，我在与异质公司的贸易模型中引入了技术选择。对技术和出口选择的共同处理表明，贸易一体化产生的收入增加可以促使出口商升级技术。该模型的实证检验表明，面临巴西关税大幅削减的行业中的企业会更快地增加技术投资。正如模型预测的那样，关税的影响在企业规模分布的中上范围内最高。 (JEL F13、F15、O19、O24、O33)
This paper studies the impact of a regional free trade agreement, MERCOSUR, on technology upgrading by Argentinean firms. To guide empirical work, I introduce technology choice in a model of trade with heterogeneous firms. The joint treatment of the technology and exporting choices shows that the increase in revenues produced by trade integration can induce exporters to upgrade technology. An empirical test of the model reveals that firms in industries facing higher reductions in Brazil's tariffs increase investment in technology faster. The effect of tariffs is highest in the upper-middle range of the firm-size distribution, as predicted by the model. (JEL F13, F15, O19, O24, O33)