RT bachelor thesis
T1 Exploring the International Relationship Between Defence Investments and High Technology Exports
A1 Arana Moguer, Juan Miguel
A2 Economía General
K1 Defense expenditure
K1 high-tech exports
K1 military R&D
K1 innovation policy
K1 panel data
K1 NATO
K1 OECD
K1 Gasto en defensa
K1 exportaciones de alta tecnología
K1 I+D militar
K1 política de innovación
K1 datos de panel
K1 OTAN
K1 OCDE
AB This study explores the relationship between high-technology exports (THE) and defense spending. The empirical analysis combines graphical exploration with panel data econometric models, including both fixed and random effects estimations. Results indicate that military expenditure per capita has a statistically significant and positive impact on high-tech export performance. Specifically, the estimated elasticity for OECD countries is approximately 0.2513, implying that a 10% increase in defense spending per capita is associated with a 2.5% increase in high-tech exports per capita. This effect is even stronger for NATO countries, where the elasticity rises to 0.4204, indicating a 4.2% increase in high-tech exports per capita following the same percentage increase in military expenditure. These findings support the hypothesis that defense-related R&D investments when integrated within coherent innovation and industrial policies can significantly foster economic modernization through spillovers into export-oriented technological sectors. The results highlight the strategic role that defense expenditure can play in enhancing national technological competitiveness, especially in contexts characterized by stronger institutional integration between military and civilian innovation systems.
YR 2025
FD 2025
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/37445
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/37445
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 07-nov-2026