Abstract
During technological discontinuity based on the transition from second-generation (2G) to third-generation (3G) mobile telecommunications, Chinese manufacturing firms were catching up with leaders in the global industry. Using computer simulation, the paper examines the extent to which heterogeneous demand structures and competitive regimes affect technological catching up. The paper shows that - during technological discontinuity - a slightly higher technological opportunity in combination with low appropriability and heterogeneous demand are vital for technological catching up. The complementary effects of demand within different regimes of Schumpeterian Mark I and Mark II models are discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 815-841 |
| Number of pages | 27 |
| Journal | Journal of Evolutionary Economics |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jul 2020 |
Funding
The author gratefully acknowledges the comments and suggestions received from Keun Lee, Mostafa Safdary, Alexander Gerybadze. The comments of three anonymous referees and from the editor of this journal are also greatly appreciated. Financial support from the National Social Science Fund of China (19BJY176), National Natural Science Foundation of China (71272163), the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (530-5CDC01), and China Scholarship Council (201808695019) are gratefully acknowledged. The usual disclaimers apply.
Keywords
- Chinese telecommunications manufacturing industry
- Demand structure
- History friendly model
- Technological catch-up
- Technological regimes
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