Untapped potential and high-tech trade

This study aims to quantify the impact of untapped export potential on ASEAN-6 countries’ high-tech exports for 2006-2016 period. Our innovative aspect sheds new light relationship between in previous year and performance current year. Using a system GMM estimator, we found several significant results. Firstly, last has positive countries' Secondly, effect depends supply competencies (ASEAN-6 human capital research development capability) bilateral linkage (importing trade barriers institutional similarity countries importing countries). Thirdly, are most important when goods high-income countries. In contrast, is crucial ship products low-income Measures enhance capital, upgrade capability, promote liberalization, minimize distance with trading partners remedy tap potential.