Data Sharing and Enterprise Export Technology Complexity: Empirical Evidence from Public Data Openness
DU Ran1, FANG Qiyun2, LIU Ke3
1. School of Law and Business, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, China; 2. School of Economics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China; 3. School of International Business, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, China
Abstract Using the construction of public data openness platforms by local governments a quasi-natural experiment, this study employs a multi-period double difference model to empirically test the impact of the impact of public data openness on the enterprises’ export technology complexity and its underlying mechanism. The results reveal that public data openness significantly enhances firms’ export sophistication. Mechanism analysis reveals that open public data enhances the enterprises’ export technology complexity through government governance effects and technological innovation effects. Heterogeneity tests further show that the positive impact of public data openness is more pronounced for technologyintensive and capitalintensive firms, nonstateowned enterprises, and firms with a higher degree of digital transformation. Moderating effect results suggest that well-developed financial systems, digital infrastructure and institutional environments can significantly strengthen the enabling effect of public data openness on firms’ export sophistication. This study provides new insights for improving public data openness policies and promoting highquality development of exporting firms.
DU Ran,FANG Qiyun,LIU Ke. Data Sharing and Enterprise Export Technology Complexity: Empirical Evidence from Public Data Openness. Economic Survey, 2026, 43(1): 071.
2026, Vol. 43 
