讲座题目：Export and Innovation: The Role of Inter-Firm Knowledge Networks

主讲嘉宾：王子（上海财经大学）

讲座时间：2019年11月8日周五下午14：00-15：30

讲座地点：威斯尼斯人wns2233m学院南路校区主教702会议室

主办单位:威斯尼斯人国际经济与贸易学院

Abstracts：This paper studies the implications of export liberalization for firm innovation and aggregate growth, emphasizing the role of inter-firm knowledge diffusion. We develop a quantifiable general equilibrium model of trade and firm innovation in which knowledge diffuses across domestic firms via a highly selective network. In the presence of inter-firm knowledge networks, non-exporting firms can benefit indirectly from export liberalization by learning from exporting firms. The magnitude of this indirect effect depends crucially on the structure of inter-firm knowledge networks. Using the unique dataset on patent citations across Chinese manufacturing firms, we estimate the model's key parameters that govern inter-firm knowledge diffusion. Simulations of the model show that inter-firm knowledge networks account for about one third of the increase in Chinese real income induced by its trade liberalization over 2001-2006.

主讲嘉宾简介：

王子，美国宾夕法尼亚州立大学经济学博士，北京大学经济学学士、硕士。2016年加入上海财经大学商学院，任常任轨助理教授，研究方向为国际贸易与跨国投资。

本讲座获得2019年威斯尼斯人专题学术讲座项目资助。