Digital Technologies and Product Upgrading in Global Value Chains: Empirical Evidence from Indian Manufacturing Firms
Digital Technologies and Product Upgrading in Global Value Chains: Empirical Evidence from Indian Manufacturing Firms
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DOI：
10.1057/s41287-020-00357-x
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发表时间：
2021-01-22
影响因子：
2.5
通讯作者：
Banga, Karishma
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作者：
Banga, Karishma
本文就数字化对全球价值链（GVC）中产品升级的影响提供了实证证据。分析是在2001-2015年期间从公司级数据库Prowess的印度制造业全球价值链公司的样本，使用系统广义矩方法。产品升级是由一个新的销售加权平均产品复杂度指标构建在公司层面上。数字化是通过数字能力指数来捕捉的，该指数使用主成分分析来构建，该分析为企业提取了有关“硬”和“软”数字资产的信息。实证结果表明，印度全球价值链公司数字能力的提高对其产品复杂性有显著的积极影响，这意味着通过投资数字能力，印度制造业公司可以在全球价值链中生产更好、更复杂的产品，使它们能够升级并爬上价值链的阶梯。数字化领导者生产的复杂产品比数字化落后者多4-5%。
This paper provides empirical evidence on the impact of digitalisation on product upgrading in Global Value Chains (GVCs). Analysis is done for a sample of Indian manufacturing GVC firms in the period 2001-2015 from the firm-level database Prowess, using the methodology of System Generalised Method of Moments. Product upgrading is captured by a novel sales-weighted average product sophistication indicator constructed at the firm level. Digitalisation is captured through a digital capability index, constructed using principal component analysis, which draws information on both 'hard' and 'soft' digital assets for firms. Empirical results indicate that an increase in digital capability of an Indian GVC firm has a significant and positive impact on its product sophistication, implying that by investing in digital capabilities, Indian manufacturing firms can produce better and more sophisticated products in GVCs, enabling them to upgrade and climb up the value-chain ladder. Firms that are Digital Leaders produce 4-5% more sophisticated goods than Digital Laggards.