Does Industrial IT Adoption Affect Export Sophistication? Evidence from China's Pilot Zones Policy for Industrial Information Integration

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作者：

Peng, Shuzhou ^{[1
]}

Deng, Huili ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Zhongnan Univ Econ & Law, Econ Sch, 182 Nanhu Ave,East Lake High Tech Dev Zone, Wuhan 430073, Hubei, Peoples R China

来源：

EMERGING MARKETS FINANCE AND TRADE | 2025年 / 61卷 / 12期

关键词：

Information technology; export sophistication; industrial information integration; China; F14; O25; O33; TECHNOLOGY; INNOVATION; PRODUCTIVITY; PERFORMANCE; TRANSITION; GROWTH; IMPACT; TRADE;

D O I：

10.1080/1540496X.2025.2489742

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

Regarding China's Pilot Zones Policy for Industrial Information Integration as a quasi-natural experiment and utilizing city-level data from 2003 to 2016, this study exogenously examines the impact of industrial information technology adoption on city export sophistication. By employing a difference-in-differences estimation, the findings reveal that the adoption of industrial IT significantly enhances city export sophistication. Mechanism analysis demonstrates that technological innovation and industrial structural upgrading are key drivers of city export sophistication. Furthermore, heterogeneity analysis indicates that the positive effect of industrial IT adoption on export sophistication is more pronounced in processing trade, resource-based, and small-scale cities. These findings offer valuable insights into how other developing countries leverage the industrial IT revolution to enhance trade quality and economic development.

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页码：3841 / 3857

页数：17

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