Firm R&D, Absorptive Capacity and Learning by Exporting: Firm‐level Evidence from China
Summary. Chinese manufacturing firms that invested in R&D before exporting gained significant and sustained productivity improvements from exporting, while firms without prior R&D saw minimal gains. The productivity boost from exporting grew stronger with more years of pre-export R&D investment. This demonstrates that absorptive capacity built through R&D enables firms to learn effectively from international trade.
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Dai, M., & Yu, M.. (2013). Firm R&D, Absorptive Capacity and Learning by Exporting: Firm‐level Evidence from China. World Economy. https://doi.org/10.1111/twec.12014
Dai, Mi, and Miaojie Yu. “Firm R&D, Absorptive Capacity and Learning by Exporting: Firm‐level Evidence from China.” World Economy, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1111/twec.12014.
Dai, Mi, and Miaojie Yu. 2013. “Firm R&D, Absorptive Capacity and Learning by Exporting: Firm‐level Evidence from China.” World Economy. https://doi.org/10.1111/twec.12014.
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journal = {World Economy},
year = {2013},
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- DOI
- 10.1111/twec.12014
- Countries
- China
- Regions
- Asia
- Categories
- innovation-theory, regional-innovation-systems, general-innovation
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- 2026-04-28