Research On The Influence Of Chinese Manufacturing Digitalization On Enterprise Export

The rapid development of new-generation digital technologies,such as the Internet,big data,artificial intelligence,and the Internet of Things,has had a significant impact on human society,changing the way of production and life and injecting new momentum into economic development.Among these technologies,the digitalization of the manufacturing industry has had a profound impact on the export market,reshaping the global trade pattern.Thus,this study aims to explore the impact of the digitalization of the manufacturing industry on the exports of Chinese manufacturing enterprises to enhance their competitive advantage and promote the optimization of export trade.This paper employs traditional trade theory,new trade theory,new new trade theory,and industrial life cycle theory to explore the theoretical mechanism of the digitalization of the manufacturing industry on enterprise exports.It uses the WIOD input-output table to measure the digitalization input of each manufacturing industry in China and constructs three aspects: enterprise export probability,export scale,and export product quality.Additionally,the institutional quality is included in the model analysis to empirically test the influence of the institutional environment on the export effect of manufacturing digitalization.Moreover,the study empirically tests the influence of manufacturing digitalization in enriching export product categories and expanding market scope.Finally,policy recommendations are proposed to promote enterprise exports and achieve highquality development of export trade by promoting the digitization of the manufacturing industry.The findings of this paper show that China’s digitalization input in the manufacturing industry is higher than that of other countries,showing an increasing trend year by year.The proportion of digitalization input from domestic sources increases year by year,exceeding the digitalization input from foreign sources.Furthermore,with digital technology empowerment and digitalization input,manufacturing enterprises enhance their willingness to export and realize the expansion of the quantity and quality of their export products.The improvement of their production efficiency,reduction of transaction cost,and innovation of export products are the key paths.The study also reveals that the promotion effect of manufacturing digitalization on enterprise exports will be influenced by the source of digitalization inputs,the type of enterprise ownership,the factor intensity of the industry,and the differences in the regions where the enterprises are located.Additionally,the institutional quality plays a significant role in the export effect of manufacturing digitization,and a good level of marketization and business environment can help enhance firms’ export performance.Finally,the study focuses on the effects of manufacturing digitalization on the types of products exported and the range of export markets of firms.