Research On The Impact Of Digital Technology On The Competitiveness Of Chinese Manufacturing Export Trade

Digital technology has the characteristics of high technology,high diffusion,high penetration and strong leadership,which is an important engine for promoting the modernization of the industrial system in the digital era,a strong support for improving the competitiveness of manufacturing export trade,and is of great significance for accelerating the construction of a manufacturing power,a trade power,and a digital China.Based on the existing literature,this thesis first uses the entropy method and the international general competitiveness measurement formula to measure the development level of digital technology and the competitiveness of manufacturing export trade in various provinces,municipalities and autonomous regions in China,and analyzes the current situation of China’s digital technology and manufacturing export trade competitiveness.Then,the mechanism of digital technology on the competitiveness of manufacturing export trade is theoretically discussed.Next,using the panel data at the provincial level in China from 2008 to 2019 as a sample,an econometric model is used for empirical analysis to investigate the impact of digital technology on the competitiveness of manufacturing export trade.The results show that digital technology has promoted the improvement of the competitiveness of China’s manufacturing export trade,the former log increase of 1% can drive the latter to increase the log of the latter by 0.2014 percentage points;foreign direct investment and openness show a promoting effect,FDI,population density and urbanization show inhibitory effects;International market share plays a positive intermediary role in digital technology to empower the competitiveness of China’s manufacturing export trade;The regression coefficient in the western region is 0.072,while the coefficient in the eastern region is greater than that in the west,and the degree of impact is even worse,and there is regional heterogeneity;the regression coefficient of capital-based manufacturing is 0.3376,which is greater than that of labor-based manufacturing and smaller than that of technology-based manufacturing,and there is industry heterogeneity.Based on the above research,it puts forward suggestions such as actively promoting high-level independent innovation in digital technology,deepening international economic and trade cooperation in digital technology and manufacturing,eliminating the regional gap in digital technology,and driving the manufacturing industry to the high end of the value chain with digital technology.