Trade liberalization, exports, and technology upgrading: evidence on the impact of MERCOSUR on Argentinian firms

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• dc.contributor.author Bustos, Paula
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• dc.date.issued 2011
• dc.description.abstract This paper studies the impact of a regional free trade agreement, MERCOSUR, on technology upgrading by Argentinean firms. To guide empirical work, I introduce technology choice in a model of trade with heterogeneous firms. The joint treatment of the technology and exporting choices shows that the increase in revenues produced by trade integration can induce exporters to upgrade technology. An empirical test of the model reveals that firms in industries facing higher reductions in Brazil's tariffs increase investment in technology faster. The effect of tariffs is highest in the upper-middle range of the firm-size distribution, as predicted by the model. (JEL F13, F15, O19, O24, O33).
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• dc.identifier.citation Bustos P. Trade liberalization, exports, and technology upgrading: evidence on the impact of MERCOSUR on Argentinian firms. Am Econ Rev. 2011;101(1):304-40. DOI: 10.1257/aer.101.1.304
• dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1257/aer.101.1.304
• dc.identifier.issn 0002-8282
• dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/59609
• dc.language.iso eng
• dc.publisher American Economic Association
• dc.relation.ispartof American Economic Review. 2011;101(1):304-40.
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• dc.subject.other Innovacions tecnològiques -- Aspectes econòmics
• dc.title Trade liberalization, exports, and technology upgrading: evidence on the impact of MERCOSUR on Argentinian firms
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