Investigating the Effect of Innovation and Productivity on the Export of Knowledge-Based Goods in Emerging Countries and Iran

Extended Abstract
Introduction and

Today, all developed and developing countries emphasize the importance of productivity as one of the necessities of economic development and gaining competitive advantage in the international arena. According to the new theories of economic growth, it is productivity that enables growth in the long run. On the other hand, the importance of the role of innovation in increasing competitiveness at the international level is obvious. Therefore, the main goal in the upcoming study is to investigate ways to increase the export of knowledge-based products using econometric relationships.

In the present study, spatial econometric models and data of 11 emerging countries (Brazil, Chile, China, South Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Singapore, India, Poland, and Thailand) along with Iran were used to investigate the effect of innovation and productivity on the export of knowledge-based products for the period from 1995 to 2018.

The results of the SAR model indicate a positive and significant effect of innovation and productivity variables on the export of knowledge-based products. Also, the examination of the spatial correlation coefficients shows that the spatial spillover of the export of knowledge-based products is one of the most important variables explaining the change in the production level of the export of knowledge-based products. In other words, the export of knowledge-based products of each country is affected by the export of knowledge-based products in neighboring regions.

According to the research results, policy makers and economic decision-makers are expected to pay serious attention to improving the innovation and productivity index in order to improve the export performance of knowledge-based products, and also pay attention to the choice of business partners and the localization of imported knowledge-based products in the direction of a resistance economy.