A firm level study of the determinants of export performance in machinery and transport equipment industry of India

Keshari, Pradeep Kumar and Saggar, Mridul (2013): A firm level study of the determinants of export performance in machinery and transport equipment industry of India. Published in: Indian Economic Journal , Vol. 36, No. 3 (1989): pp. 36-48.

Abstract

The paper seeks to analyse the determinants of export performance for large firms operating in the machinery and transpoprt equipment Industry of India. The study follows the neo-factor proportion and neo-technology approaches relevant for firm level export. The study establishes the importance of skill factors and technological collaborations in explaining the export performance of firms operating in the Indian machinery and transport equipment Industry. Skilled workers, whether they are employed for product innovation/adaptation, production engineering, or export marketing have contributed immensely to improved export performance in this industry.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: neo-factor proportions, neo-technology theory, firm level export, machinery and transport equipment, India
• Subjects: F - International Economics > F1 - Trade > F12 - Models of Trade with Imperfect Competition and Scale Economies ; Fragmentation; F - International Economics > F1 - Trade > F14 - Empirical Studies of Trade; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O3 - Innovation ; Research and Development ; Technological Change ; Intellectual Property Rights

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