 TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIZATION AND THE MAGNITUDE AND QUALITY OF EXPORTSMartin Andersson () and Olof Ejermo () Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 2008, vol. 17, issue 4, pages 355-375 Abstract: This paper examines how technology specialization, measured by citation-weighed patents, affects trade flows. The paper analyzes the relationship between (i) technology specialization and export specialization across regions and (ii) the technology specialization of origin and destination and the quality of export flows. We find that the export specialization of regions corresponds to their technology specialization. Regions with higher technology specialization export products of higher quality, as indicated by higher prices. Moreover, export flows to destination countries with a high technology specialization consist of products of higher quality in the specific technology. The results are consistent with knowledge and technology being important for export performance and with regions with higher specialization in a technology being better equipped to produce high-quality products. They are also consistent with destinations of higher technology specialization, having a more pronounced demand for products of higher quality in the same technology. Keywords: Exports; Technology; Knowledge; Specialization; Quality; Patents (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: http://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:taf:ecinnt:v:17:y:2008:i:4:p:355-375 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from Access Statistics for this article More articles in Economics of Innovation and New Technology from Taylor and Francis Journals |
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