Innovation depends on exporting and, in particular, on scale and competition in export markets. We develop a theory … firm-level data during a period of explosive export growth (2000-2006). Using information about scale and competition by … quality segment in China's export markets, we confirm all four hypotheses. By implication, and unlike in standard CES models …

This paper investigates the effect of export shocks on innovation. On the one hand a positive shock increases market … export market. This in turn reduces profits and therefore innovation incentives particularly for firms with low productivity …. Overall the positive impact of the export shock on innovation is magnified for high productivity firms, whereas it may …

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