Export upgrading and growth: the prerequisite of domestic embeddedness

Sandra Poncet () and Felipe Starosta de Waldemar

No P57, Working Papers from FERDI

Abstract: Our work contributes to the literature relating output structure and economic development by showing that growth gains from upgrading are not unconditional. Relying on data from a panel of Chinese cities, we show that the level of capabilities available to domestic firms operating in ordinary trade is an important driver of economic growth. However, no direct gains emanate from the complexity of goods produced by either processing-trade activities or foreign firms. This suggests that the sources of product upgrading matter, and that domestic embeddedness is key in order for capacity building and technology adoption to be growth enhancing.

JEL-codes: F1 O11 O14 O40 O53 R1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012-11
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