Abstract
The main aim of this minor dissertation is to study the determinants of the technology intensity of exports in developing countries. To better understand which factors influence the technology intensity of exports, this study adopts the technology classification developed by Lall (2000), which groups manufactured exports into resource-based products, low-technology products, medium-technology products and high-technology products to analyse which factors have an effect on exports of different technology content. To do this, this study applies the generalised method of moments (GMM) estimator established by Hansen (1982) to a sample of 66 developing countries in the period from 2002 to 2016. This study models different specifications for low-, medium- and high-technology exports, running separate regressions for each technology category on a set of eight determinants, namely GDP per capita, scientific and technical articles as a proxy for R&D, human capital, labour intensity, real effective exchange rate, FDI, population and the degree of trade openness...
M.Com. (Development Economics)