Trade Liberalization, Exports, and Technology Upgrading: Evidence on the Impact of MERCOSUR on Argentinian Firms

作者: Paula Bustos

DOI: 10.1257/AER.101.1.304

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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 choice in Melitz’s (2003) model with heterogeneous The joint treatment adoption and exporting choices shows that increase revenues produced integration can induce exporters to upgrade technology. An test reveals firms industries facing higher reductions Brazil’s import tariffs their investment faster than other same industry.

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