The Effect of ICT on Trade: Does Product Complexity Matter?
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The Effect of ICT on Trade: Does Product Complexity Matter?Fecha de publicación
2019-08Editor
ElsevierISBN
0736-5853Cita bibliográfica
RODRÍGUEZ-CRESPO, Ernesto; MARTÍNEZ-ZARZOSO, Inmaculada. The effect of ICT on trade: Does product complexity matter?. Telematics and Informatics, 2019, vol. 41, p.182-196Tipo de documento
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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0736585319301236Versión
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Resumen
We use a gravity model of trade to investigate the effect of internet use on
aggregate trade flows. We apply a structural gravity model using up-to-date PPML
estimation techniques to a sample of bilateral exports ... [+]
We use a gravity model of trade to investigate the effect of internet use on
aggregate trade flows. We apply a structural gravity model using up-to-date PPML
estimation techniques to a sample of bilateral exports of 120 countries over the period
2000–2014. In contrast to previous studies, we segment countries according to their
degree of product complexity and estimate the model for each segment. The results show
that internet use increases trade, and the segmentation by product complexity is more
sensitive to internet use than segmenting by level of income. The main results also
indicate that countries trade more if similar levels of ICT use are coupled with similar
degrees of product complexity in the trading countries. [-]
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Telematics and Informatics, 2019, vol. 41, p.182-196Proyecto de investigación
We would like to thank two anonymous referees for their valuable comments and suggestions. Financial support received from the project ECO2014-58991-C3-2-R (AEI, FEDER, EU) is also gratefully acknowledged.Derechos de acceso
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