Technical Standards,Export Trade and Growth of Manufacturing Industry
This paper analyzes technical standards,export trade,and manufacturing growth from both theoretical and empirical perspectives.In terms of theory,the paper introduces technical standard variables on the basis of the C-D production function,and then draws on Levin&Raut's(1997)approach to introduce export trade variables,thus constructing a theory model.In terms of empirical analysis,it uses the data of China's manufacturing industry from 2000 to 2013.The results show that technical standards can drive manufacturing growth by influencing export trade,and this conclusion still holds under various robustness tests;heterogeneity analysis shows that voluntary technical standards and technical standards have a more significant effect on the capital intensive manufacturing industry.The conclusion provides a certain theoretical basis and policy inspiration for the implementation of China's standardization strategy.