Trade Networks Status,R & D Expenditure and the Technology Diffusion:An Empirica Study Based on the Global High-end Manufacturing Trade Data
Author(s): XU He-lian, SUN Tian-yang, WU Gang
Pages: 55-69
Year: 2015 Issue: 9
Journal: China Soft Science
Keyword: high-end manufacturing; complex networks; R&D expenditure; technology diffusion;
Abstract: This paper firstly constructs the global high-end manufacturing trade networks based on the UNComtrade HS six-digit data from 2000 to 2011,simulates the diffusion process of technology in international trade networks,and makes empirical tests of the impact of trade network status and R&D expenditure on technology acquisition. The results show that:when the technology diffuses through the international trade networks, it experiences three stages, technology introduction,technology mature and technology standardization. The ablility to abtain technology not only associates with one country’ s R&D expenditure,but also with its status in the international trade network,and the countries of important networks status play a hub role to link the whole networks. For both developed and developing countries,the enhancement of R&D expenditure significantly pormotes technology acquisition,while the impact of one country's networks status on technology acquisition is different for different development level countries,and shows significant “inverted U-shape”.
Pages: 55-69
Year: 2015 Issue: 9
Journal: China Soft Science
Keyword: high-end manufacturing; complex networks; R&D expenditure; technology diffusion;
Abstract: This paper firstly constructs the global high-end manufacturing trade networks based on the UNComtrade HS six-digit data from 2000 to 2011,simulates the diffusion process of technology in international trade networks,and makes empirical tests of the impact of trade network status and R&D expenditure on technology acquisition. The results show that:when the technology diffuses through the international trade networks, it experiences three stages, technology introduction,technology mature and technology standardization. The ablility to abtain technology not only associates with one country’ s R&D expenditure,but also with its status in the international trade network,and the countries of important networks status play a hub role to link the whole networks. For both developed and developing countries,the enhancement of R&D expenditure significantly pormotes technology acquisition,while the impact of one country's networks status on technology acquisition is different for different development level countries,and shows significant “inverted U-shape”.
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