经济
国际经济学
投资(军事)
收入
自由贸易
经验证据
国际贸易
工作(物理)
机械工程
会计
政治
政治学
法学
工程类
哲学
认识论
标识
DOI:10.1257/aer.101.1.304
摘要
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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