Publication: Exporting and Technology Adoption in Brazil
Date
2023-06-15
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Published
2023-06-15
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Abstract
There is limited evidence on the role
of participating in international trade in the diffusion of
technologies. This paper analyzes the impact of exporting on
firms’ adoption of more sophisticated technologies, using a
novel dataset, the Firm-level Adoption of Technology survey,
which includes more than 1,500 firms in Brazil. The survey
provides detailed information on the use of more than 300
technologies, combined with data from Brazil’s census of
formal workers and export data from the Ministry of Trade.
To address critical endogeneity concerns, the analysis
applies difference-in-differences with multiple periods to
examine the effects of entering export markets on technology
adoption. The findings show that exporting has a positive
effect on firms’ likelihood of adopting advanced
technologies in business functions related to business
administration, production planning, supply chain
management, and quality control, which are important for
managing tasks associated with export activities.
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Citation
“Cirera, Xavier; Comin, Diego; Cruz, Marcio; Lee, Kyung Min; Martins-Neto, Antonio. 2023. Exporting and Technology Adoption in Brazil. Policy Research Working Papers; 10454. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/39877 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”