International trade and firm innovation

Patterns and evidence from the Chinese Employer-Employee Survey data

Bibliographic Data

ID12917817
AuthorsWei Tian (0000-0003-4125-4704, University of International Business and Economics), Miaojie Yu (0000-0003-2114-6124, Peking University, corresponding author), Rui Zhang (0000-0003-0194-5295, Peking University)
Year2017
Volume10
Issue1
Pages4-17
Publication date2017-01-02
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueChina Economic Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1753-8963 • E-ISSN: 1753-8971
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17538963.2016.1274008
OpenAlexW2570289829
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited16

How international trade fosters firm innovation is crucial in understanding how economic integration boosts productivity growth. This study uses the Chinese Employer-Employee Survey data set, which contains detailed, firm-level information on exports, imports, and innovation. The study documents several stylized facts characterizing the interaction between international trade and innovation among Chinese firms. The main findings are that exporters and importers are exceptional in production and innovation; exporters are more inclined to import material and machinery inputs; domestic and private firms do not seem to be more innovative than their counterparts.Abbreviations: CEES: Chinese Employer-Employee Survey; FIE: Foreign investment enterprise; NBS: National Bureau of Statistics of China; SOE: State-owned enterprise

Business · China · Economics · Foreign direct investment · Industrial organization · International trade · Investment (military · Microeconomics · Production (economics · Productivity · Stylized fact · Survey data collection · Firm Innovation and Growth · Global trade and economics · International Business and FDI

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