Imports of Intermediate Inputs and Product Innovation in Asian Countries

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10.2991/978-94-6463-150-0_14How to use a DOI?

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ASEAN; Imports of intermediate inputs; Product innovation

Abstract

This study examines the role of imports of intermediate inputs in product innovation in the context of ASEAN countries. While there have been many studies examining the role of exporting activities on innovation, the role played by importing activities is less explored. In fact, intermediate input imports can create “learning effects” or “learning-by-importing” effects, which helps spur innovation. Therefore, investigating the role of importing activities is of particular interest. This study contributes to a better understanding of this role of imports of intermediate inputs, which has not been extensively studied in the innovation literature. The study uses data from the “Enterprise Survey” (ES) by the World Bank, which is a large survey covering more than 135,000 firms in 135 countries. This study uses the most recent data of five large ASEAN countries (i.e., Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam) in 2015–2016, which forms a cross-sectional sample of 3,928 firms. Several ordinal regression models are utilized in the empirical estimation. The finding shows that imports of intermediate inputs have a significant and positive influence on the possibility of radical product innovation. The result suggests that firms should consider importing high-quality inputs to learn from new, advanced, and relevant technologies embedded in these inputs for the development of new products.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Dung Nguyen Van
AU  - Oanh Dinh Thi Thu

AU  - Thao Nguyen Kim
AU  - Xuan Ngo Thi Hai
AU  - Ly Truong Thi Minh
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/05/23
TI  - Imports of Intermediate Inputs and Product Innovation in Asian Countries
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Emerging Challenges: Strategic Adaptation in The World of Uncertainties (ICECH 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 193
EP  - 202
SN  - 2352-5428
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-150-0_14
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-150-0_14
ID  - NguyenVan2023
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