North-South and South-South Trade-Related Technology Diffusion: How Important Are They in Improving TFP Growth?
This paper examines the impact on total factor productivity (TFP) growth in the South of North-South and South-South trade-related technology diffusion and of foreign direct investment (FDI). North-South and South-South trade-related research and development (R&D) stocks are constructed based on industry-specific R&D in the North, North-South and South-South trade patterns, and input-output relations in the South. The main findings are: 1. both North-South and South-South trade-related R&D have a positive impact on TFP growth in the South; 2. FDI has a positive, though smaller, impact on TFP growth; and 3.the impact on TFP growth of trade-related technology diffusion increases with the level of education in the case of North-South trade but not in the case of South-South trade.
Main Authors: | Schiff, Maurice, Wang, Yanling |
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Format: | Journal Article biblioteca |
Language: | EN |
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2008
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Subjects: | Country and Industry Studies of Trade F140, International Linkages to Development, Role of International Organizations O190, Technological Change: Choices and Consequences, Diffusion Processes O330, Measurement of Economic Growth, Aggregate Productivity, Cross-Country Output Convergence O470, |
Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4924 |
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