Learning from Trade through Innovation
利用西班牙企业微观数据，研究发现企业主要通过进口联系学习并推动创新，进而开始出口，这一顺序对小型和技术先进企业尤为明显。
Abstract This paper explores the idea that firms learn from trade by introducing either new products or processes influenced by their trade links with foreign markets. By exploring microdata for Spain, including data on innovation and trade, we find a robust relationship between imports, exports and innovation. The results suggest that firms learn primarily from import links, which enable them to innovate and to ‘dress up’ for starting to export. This sequencing between trade and innovation, however, is shown to be more pronounced for small firms only and technologically advanced firms.