Abstract

We empirically investigate how trade pattern – institutionally intensive export (IIX) – affects institutional quality, a source of comparative advantage for IIX. Using panel data for147 countries from 2002 to 2016, we examine the effect of IIX on institutional quality across regions. Our estimation results of fixed effects and dynamic panel models show significant regional heterogeneity. Most noticeably, the effect is negative and significant only for East Asia robustly in all dynamic models. Our result suggests that IIX may not unambiguously improve institutional quality across the board, and the effect needs to be considered differently across regions.

摘要

我们通过实证研究贸易模式——制度密集型出口 (IIX)——如何影响制度质量，这是 IIX 比较优势的来源。我们使用 2002 年至 2016 年 147 个国家的面板数据，检验了 IIX 对跨地区机构质量的影响。我们的固定效应和动态面板模型的估计结果显示出显着的区域异质性。最值得注意的是，在所有动态模型中，这种影响仅对东亚是负面且显着的。我们的结果表明 IIX 可能不会明确地全面提高制度质量，并且需要在不同地区以不同方式考虑其影响。