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Export performance of the Asian miracle economies: The role of innovation and product variety
Author(s) -
Ang James B.,
Madsen Jakob B.,
Robertson Peter E.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
canadian journal of economics/revue canadienne d'économique
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.773
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1540-5982
pISSN - 0008-4085
DOI - 10.1111/caje.12125
Subject(s) - boom , china , miracle , product (mathematics) , product innovation , economics , east asia , economy , business , international trade , industrial organization , geography , political science , engineering , geometry , mathematics , archaeology , environmental engineering , law
Traditional export models fall short of explaining the marked increase in exports of the Asian miracle economies in the post‐WWII period. A model showing that exports are driven by innovations, innovative competitiveness, demand and price competitiveness is estimated for China, India, Korea, Japan, Singapore and Taiwan over the period 1953–2010. The results demonstrate that innovation stocks and competitiveness are important determinants behind their success. Furthermore, innovation stocks and innovative competitiveness are shown to be less influential for export growth in China and India and their export booms have been fuelled by process rather than product innovation.