An Empirical Study on the Technology Innovation Distribution, Technology Imitation Distribution and New International Trade Theory

기술혁신분포, 기술모방분포 그리고 신 국제무역이론에 대한 실증연구

  • Received : 2017.11.21
  • Accepted : 2018.03.19
  • Published : 2018.06.30

Abstract

This study aims at empirical analysis of the new international trade theory (Melitz, 2012, 2014, 2015). The new international trade theory is centered on the effect of heterogeneous firms on the technological competitiveness on the trade effect and resulted from the important assumption that the form of the enterprise technology distribution determines the trade effect. This study empirically estimated the distribution of enterprise technology in Korean manufacturing. For the purpose of this study, we divided Korea's total enterprise technology distribution into technological innovation and technical imitation distribution, then statistically verified the distribution type and evaluated the appropriateness of the new international trade theory. Based on the empirical results of this study, we briefly suggested the direction of technology policy.

본 연구는 신 국제무역이론(Melitz, 2012, 2014, 2015)에 대한 실증분석을 목적으로 한다. 신 국제무역이론은 기업기술역량에 대한 이질적 기업분포가 무역효과에 미치는 영향을 중심으로 전개되고 있으며, 기업기술역량분포형태가 무역효과를 결정한다는 중요한 가정에서 출발한다. 본 연구는 실증적으로 우리나라 제조업에 기업기술역량분포를 추정하였다. 이 연구목적을 위하여 우리나라 총 기업기술역량분포를 기술혁신과 기술모방분포로 분리하였으며, 분포형태의 적합성에 대하여 통계적으로 검증하고, 신 국제무역이론기반에 대한 적정성을 평가하였다. 연구시사점으로 본 분석결과를 바탕으로 기술정책 및 산업정책 방향을 간단하게 제언하였다.

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