Schumpeterian, Keynesian, and Endowment efficiency: some evidence on the export behavior of Argentinian manufacturing firms

Innovation activities and learning processes in the crisis: evidence from Italian export in manufacturing and services

“…Aw et al (2008) develop and systematize these relationships in a dynamic model where R&D investments, through their effect on future productivity, increase the profits from exporting, and participation in the export market raises the return to R&D investments. A similar link is suggested also by the evolutionary vision/perspective, according to which the introduction of product and process innovations may allow exporting firms to gain temporary quasi-rents along their technological trajectories (Dosi et al 1990 and Barletta et al, 2014) 3 .…”

“…In particular, firm's innovative activity is proxied by input and output variables, the former measuring the effort put into this process via R&D expenditures, while the latter detecting the actual introduction of an innovative outcome. Our hypothesis is that innovative activity directly relates to internationalization processes by helping enterprises in gaining temporary quasi-rents along their technological trajectories (Dosi et al 1990 and Barletta et al, 2014). Thus, it is not only important to look at the actual introduction of innovations but also at the effort exerted in such a process.…”

Latin American development and the role of technology: an introduction

“…In this context, I4.0 can be seen as a vector of change, in terms of creating related and unrelated variety linked to the creation of Schumpeterian and Keynesian efficiency (Barletta, Pereira, and Yoguel 2011). This can only be achieved if we have a clear definition of the change we want, given the type of development we aspire to.…”

China's Belt and Road Initiative: Implications for intra‐regional trade in Africa

“…This narrative which aligns with trade facilitation theory (Portugal-Perez & Wilson, 2012;Seck, 2016), often fails to examine the composition of Africa's exports and imports, focussing instead on a narrow component of the constraints to trade such as high transportation costs and burdensome customs protocols. But as international trade theory suggests, manufacturing capacity and efficiency is critical for export performance (Barletta, Pereira, & Yoguel, 2014;Bernard, Eaton, Jensen, & Kortum, 2003). Improving transport infrastructure alone without developing the capabilities of domestic manufacturing firms may not produce much results in export performance, especially given a competitive global market.…”