Detecting learning from importing
The effect of importing behaviour on R&D expenditures of Chinese firms
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21543786 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Zhiyuan Chen (0009-0001-5039-7566, Renmin Business School Renmin University of China Beijing China), Jingtao Yi (0000-0002-8027-0443, Renmin Business School Renmin University of China Beijing China, corresponding author), Jinchao Huang (0000-0001-7084-2316, Renmin Business School Renmin University of China Beijing China) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 3244-3278 |
| Publication date | 2024-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | World Economy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0378-5920 • E-ISSN: 1467-9701 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/twec.13577 |
| OpenAlex | W4396224824 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 67 |
We argue that importing stimulates firms' learning‐based R&D activities in the present and future periods. Our theory predicts that the strength of the learning effect depends on the type of imported materials, the industries, and the import destination. Using a dataset on Chinese manufacturing firms covering the episode of China's WTO accession, we employ the multiple‐treatment propensity matching difference‐in‐differences method and find evidence supporting our hypotheses: (1) importing capital goods stimulates more R&D expenditures than importing intermediates; (2) R&D intensity increases more for capital goods importers in capital‐intensive industries than those in labor‐intensive industries; and (3) importers increase R&D intensity more by importing from high‐income countries than low‐income countries
Accession · Business · Capital good · Capital intensity · China · Economics · Economy · Goods and services · Human capital · Industrial organization · International economics · International trade · Market economy · Monetary economics · Propensity score matching · Global trade and economics · Innovation Policy and RD · International Business and FDI
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |