Table 1

Determinants of export sophistication

Variables(1)(2)(3)
lnExport sophistication0.662***0.660***0.667***
(0.106)(0.0978)(0.107)
lnGDP per capita0.0650**0.0723**0.063**
(0.0306)(0.0347)(0.032)
lnopenness0.0939*0.0866*0.096**
(0.0524)(0.0498)(0.049)
lnpopulation0.01700.01260.017
(0.0165)(0.0151)(0.016)
FDI0.001290.0131*0.00682*
(0.00130)(0.008)(0.004)
FDI*human capital 0.00689* 
 (0.00382) 
FDI*institutional quality  0.00930*
  (0.005)
Constant1.943***2.014***1.916***
(0.500)(0.438)(0.500)
Observations315315315
Number of countries353535
Country effectNoNoNo
Year effectNoNoNo
Hansen_test28.5028.4828.04
Hansen Prob0.4380.4390.462
AR(1)_test−2.383−2.395−2.376
AR(1)_p-value0.01720.01660.0175
AR(2)_test0.5700.5340.580
AR(2)_p-value0.5690.5930.562
No. of instruments323233

Note(s): AR: autoregressive; Robust standard errors in parentheses, ***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05, *p < 0.1

Source(s): Authors’ illustration

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