On the Relative High Technology Export Efficiencies of Countries

<span class="fontstyle0">In the last decade, high technology has been much more critical than it has ever been.<br>Manufacturing of high technology products and exporting them to the world contributes to<br>economic growth of countries and it also creates opportunities for the economies to increase<br>their competitiveness in the global economy. In this regard, high technology export (HTEX)<br>performance has been used as an extensive measure of the competitiveness of countries.<br>Although there have been many attempts to define the determinants of HTEX in the literature<br>there is not a consensus on the issue yet. Therefore, this study aims to determine the relative<br>efficiency of countries based on their HTEX determinants (such as quality of math/science<br>education, number of scientists and engineers, companies spending on R&amp;D, foreign direct<br>investment) using data envelopment analysis (DEA). DEA is a powerful quantitative<br>analytical technique used to evaluate the relative efficiency of decision-making units (DMUs)<br>such as organizations, public sector agencies, businesses and countries. It is particularly<br>valued for its ability to handle multiple input and output variables without needing to<br>explicitly define a functional form, making it a non-parametric method.<br>The results have shown that when comparing countries in terms of high-tech exports, it is<br>fairer to consider how well they utilize their existing resources. Instead of expressing the<br>volume of High-Tech Exports directly as the success of countries, it is more meaningful to<br>consider their efficiency</span> <br style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-size-adjust: auto;">