Robots and Export Quality

Abstract

The Policy Research Working Paper Series disseminates the findings of work in progress to encourage the exchange of ideas about development issues. An objective of the series is to get the findings out quickly, even if the presentations are less than fully polished. The papers carry the names of the authors and should be cited accordingly. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the authors. They do not necessarily represent the views of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/World Bank and its affiliated organizations, or those of the Executive Directors of the World Bank or the governments they represent.

Digital Transformation and Export Quality of Chinese Products: An Analysis based on Innovation Efficiency and Total Factor Productivity

“…Bharadwaj (2013) [12] et al believe that digital transformation will make use of digital resources to generate differenti-ated value, promote the exchange and communication between enterprises, so as to promote manufacturing enterprises to improve and create production processes and products, and enhance their technological innovation performance. DeStefano and Timmis (2021) [13] used the density of industrial robots to measure the indicators of different digital technologies, and discussed in depth the influence and mechanism of digital empowerment on the quality of export products. Loughran and McDonald (2014) [14] measured the digital transformation of enterprises by word frequency statistics through annual reports of listed companies in different years.…”

“…Olarreaga M (2016) [19] . Thus, the quality of enterprises' export products can be improved (DeStefano and Timmis, 2021) [13] .…”

Selecting a Technological Progress Path and Upgrading Export Product Quality: Evidence From China

“…Lin & Qin, 2022), the internet (X. Huang & Song, 2019), industrial robots (DeStefano & Timmis, 2021) and technology finance (Nguyen & Su, 2021) in export quality improvement.…”

Digital Transformation and Export Quality of Chinese Products: An Analysis Based on Innovation Efficiency and Total Factor Productivity

“…Businesses need new skills to innovate, learn, and adapt to evolving digital technologies, which in turn require changes in the codification of knowledge in order to carry out productive and innovative activities. In addition to using the density of industrial robots to measure the indicators of different digital technologies [20], the influence and mechanism of digital empowerment on the quality of export products are discussed in depth. In addition, the annual reports of listed companies in different years can be used to measure the digital transformation of enterprises by word frequency statistics [21].…”