When does innovation matter for exporting?

Autores
Mussini, Micaela
Año de publicación
2015
Idioma
inglés
Tipo de recurso
tesis de maestría
Estado
versión corregida
Colaborador/a o director/a de tesis
Albornoz, Facundo
Descripción
Fil: Mussini, Micaela. Universidad de San Andrés. Departamento de Economía; Argentina.
A growing number of studies that look at the relationship between innovation and exports find that more innovation tends to allow firms to export more. But very little is known about the heterogeneous impacts of innovation on exports. Since innovation is not a costless activity, it is relevant to know the specific situations in which a firm most likely needs to innovate to raise its exports. Using data from Chile, we combine information on innovation activities at the firm level with a rich dataset on exports at the transaction level. We find that the firms that engage in innovation tend to export more than other firms because they are able to sell goods and target markets that reward innovation. We show that the goods and markets in which innovative exporters outperform non-innovative exporters are those where innovation can lead to substantial differences in terms of quality. Innovative firms do not have an edge in exporting goods and in targeting markets that do not reward innovation. In particular, innovative firms do not outperform non-innovative firms when exporting goods and penetrating markets in which differentiation in terms of quality is not possible or not relevant.
Materia
Technological innovations -- Economic aspects -- Chile -- Econometric models.
Exports -- Chile -- Econometric models.
Innovaciones tecnológicas -- Aspectos económicos -- Chile -- Modelos econométricos.
Exportaciones -- Chile -- Modelos econométricos.
Nivel de accesibilidad
acceso abierto
Condiciones de uso
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Repositorio
Repositorio Digital San Andrés (UdeSa)
Institución
Universidad de San Andrés
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv When does innovation matter for exporting?
title When does innovation matter for exporting?
spellingShingle When does innovation matter for exporting?
Mussini, Micaela
Technological innovations -- Economic aspects -- Chile -- Econometric models.
Exports -- Chile -- Econometric models.
Innovaciones tecnológicas -- Aspectos económicos -- Chile -- Modelos econométricos.
Exportaciones -- Chile -- Modelos econométricos.
title_short When does innovation matter for exporting?
title_full When does innovation matter for exporting?
title_fullStr When does innovation matter for exporting?
title_full_unstemmed When does innovation matter for exporting?
title_sort When does innovation matter for exporting?
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Mussini, Micaela
author Mussini, Micaela
author_facet Mussini, Micaela
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Albornoz, Facundo
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Technological innovations -- Economic aspects -- Chile -- Econometric models.
Exports -- Chile -- Econometric models.
Innovaciones tecnológicas -- Aspectos económicos -- Chile -- Modelos econométricos.
Exportaciones -- Chile -- Modelos econométricos.
topic Technological innovations -- Economic aspects -- Chile -- Econometric models.
Exports -- Chile -- Econometric models.
Innovaciones tecnológicas -- Aspectos económicos -- Chile -- Modelos econométricos.
Exportaciones -- Chile -- Modelos econométricos.
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Fil: Mussini, Micaela. Universidad de San Andrés. Departamento de Economía; Argentina.
A growing number of studies that look at the relationship between innovation and exports find that more innovation tends to allow firms to export more. But very little is known about the heterogeneous impacts of innovation on exports. Since innovation is not a costless activity, it is relevant to know the specific situations in which a firm most likely needs to innovate to raise its exports. Using data from Chile, we combine information on innovation activities at the firm level with a rich dataset on exports at the transaction level. We find that the firms that engage in innovation tend to export more than other firms because they are able to sell goods and target markets that reward innovation. We show that the goods and markets in which innovative exporters outperform non-innovative exporters are those where innovation can lead to substantial differences in terms of quality. Innovative firms do not have an edge in exporting goods and in targeting markets that do not reward innovation. In particular, innovative firms do not outperform non-innovative firms when exporting goods and penetrating markets in which differentiation in terms of quality is not possible or not relevant.
description Fil: Mussini, Micaela. Universidad de San Andrés. Departamento de Economía; Argentina.
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