Imported Intermediate Inputs And Choice Of Manufacturing Enterprises Technological Innovation Mode

Based on the data from the 2012 World Bank China Enterprise Business Environment Survey and the 2012 China City Statistical Yearbook,the article conducts relevant empirical research on the impact of the imported intermediate inputs on the choice of manufacturing companies' technological innovation models.This paper focuses on three questions: First,the mechanism by which the imported intermediate goods affects the choice of technological innovation mode of manufacturing enterprises? Secondly,is there any heterogeneity in the imported intermediate products that affects the choice of technological innovation models of manufacturing enterprises? Thirdly,how the liberalization of intermediate goods trade will affect the choice of technological innovation models for manufacturing companies?The research results show that: on the whole,the imported intermediate inputs is conducive to the high-end technology innovation mode of Chinese manufacturing enterprises.this paper examines the transmission mechanism of the influence of the imported intermediate inputs on the manufacturing enterprises technological innovation mode,and finds that the profit growth effect and export scale expansion effect brought by the imported intermediate inputs are the possible influencing channels for enterprises to choose high-end technological innovation mode.However,the influence of technology spillover effect brought by the imported intermediate inputs on the enterprises technological innovation mode is regulated by the absorption capacity of enterprises.The stronger the absorption capacity of enterprises is,the more the technology spillover effect can promote enterprises to engage in high-end innovation,and this effect is prominent in non-state-owned manufacturing enterprises.Heterogeneity analysis shows that the larger the size of enterprises,the greater the degree of market competition they face,and the greater the degree of financing constraints,the more obvious the role of the imported intermediate inputs in promoting enterprises high-end technology innovation mode.The higher the level of trade liberalization,the more favorable is the import of intermediate goods to promote the choice of high-end technological innovation models for manufacturing companies.The innovation of this paper are as follows: First,the high-end and low-end of the enterprise's technological innovation model are divided from the perspective of prod-uct innovation and process innovation,and the establishment of mechanism for the imported intermediate inputs to affect the enterprise's technological innovation model selection makes up for previous research blank space.Secondly,it is to study the heterogeneity of the impact of intermediate goods imports on enterprise technology innovation models from the perspective of enterprise types,and further consider the impact of intermediate goods trade liberalization on enterprise technology innovation models,deepening our understanding to the relationship between the imported intermediate inputs on enterprise technology innovation models.Thirdly,it is to use the2012 World Bank China Micro-enterprise Business Environment Survey data to measure the process and product innovation levels of Chinese manufacturing companies in a more scientific way,and to make a clear distinction between the technological innovation models of enterprises.