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Digitization and Product Quality: Evidence from India

Xiuxiu Lin

The BE Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy2026https://doi.org/10.1515/bejeap-2025-0234article
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This study explores the effects of digitization on product quality. Combining firm-product-level data on Indian manufacturing firms from 2001 to 2014 with a sectoral index that captures performance in Indian ICT service sectors used as inputs into manufacturing, I show that the development of ICT services, especially telecommunication service, has a positive and statistically significant effect on product quality. Mechanisms analysis indicates that the impacts of ICT development on product quality upgrading work through inducing manufacturing firms to use high-quality imported raw materials and outsource manufacturing jobs.

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@article{xiuxiu2026,
  title        = {{Digitization and Product Quality: Evidence from India}},
  author       = {Xiuxiu Lin},
  journal      = {The BE Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy},
  year         = {2026},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1515/bejeap-2025-0234},
}

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Evidence weight

0.50

Balanced mode · F 0.40 / M 0.15 / V 0.05 / R 0.40

F · citation impact0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20
M · momentum0.50 × 0.15 = 0.07
V · venue signal0.50 × 0.05 = 0.03
R · text relevance †0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20

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