High-Technology Trade: Does it Enhance National Competitiveness?

Zera Zuryana Idris (), Normaz Wana Ismail (), Saifuzzaman Ibrahim () and Hanny Zurina Hamzah ()
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Zera Zuryana Idris: Kulliyyah of Economics & Management Sciences International Islamic University Malaysia P.O. Box 10, 50728 Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA.
Normaz Wana Ismail: School of Business and Economics Universiti Putra Malaysia 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor MALAYSIA
Saifuzzaman Ibrahim: School of Business and Economics Universiti Putra Malaysia 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor MALAYSIA
Hanny Zurina Hamzah: School of Business and Economics Universiti Putra Malaysia 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor MALAYSIA

Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia, 2021, vol. 55, issue 3, 35-48

Abstract: This study aims to explore the impact of technological development through international trade activities on national competitiveness. As such, the objective of this paper is to empirically examine the impact of engaging in high-tech trade, both exports and imports, on national competitiveness. The research was carried out on a sample of 20 major high-tech exporting countries, over the period 2007 to 2016. An econometric analysis of panel data was employed. Considering the Global Competitiveness Index as the dependent variable, the results indicate that both high-tech exports and imports positively affect national competitiveness. Specifically, the exports of high-tech force technological development and improve national competitiveness. The imports of high-tech act as a mechanism for technology transfer and positively influence national competitiveness. The findings imply that it will be beneficial for a country to identify and develop potential high-tech industries in order to achieve a higher level of national competitiveness.

Keywords: GCI; International trade; innovation; national competitiveness; technology development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F14 O33 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.17576/JEM-2021-5503-03

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