Openness and Technological Innovations in Developing Countries : Evidence from Firm-Level Surveys

The authors analyze the role of international technological diffusion for firm-level technological innovations in several developing countries. Their findings show that, after controlling for firm, industry, and country characteristics, exporting and importing activities are important channels for the diffusion of technology. They also find evidence that the majority of foreign-owned firms are significantly less likely to engage in technological innovations than minority foreign-owned firms or domestic-owned firms. The authors interpret this finding as evidence that the technology transferred from multinational parents to majority-owned subsidiaries is more mature than that transferred to minority-owned subsidiaries. This finding supports the idea that equity joint ventures maximize technology transfers to local firms.

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Main Authors:	Almeida, Rita, Fernandes, Ana Margarida
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2006-08
Subjects:	ADAPTATION OF TECHNOLOGIES, ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY, CITIES, CODES, COMPETITIVE MARKETS, COMPETITORS, COMPONENTS, CONTINUOUS CHANGE, CREATIVE DESTRUCTION, CROSS-COUNTRY EVIDENCE, DATA COLLECTION, DIFFUSION OF KNOWLEDGE, DOMESTIC FIRMS, DOMESTIC SUPPLIERS, E-MAIL, ELECTRONICS, ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, ENGINEERING, EQUIPMENT, EXISTING KNOWLEDGE, EXTERNAL KNOWLEDGE, FDI, FIRM PERFORMANCE, FIRM-LEVEL SURVEYS, FOREIGN BUYERS, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, FOREIGN KNOWLEDGE, FOREIGN MARKETS, FOREIGN OWNERSHIP, FOREIGN PARTICIPATION, FOREIGN SUPPLIERS, FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY, FOREIGN-OWNED FIRM, FOREIGN-OWNED FIRMS, GLOBAL MARKETS, GROWTH THEORY, HUMAN CAPITAL, IDEA, IDEAS, INNOVATION, INNOVATION INPUTS, INNOVATION SURVEYS, INNOVATIVE FIRMS, INTEGRATION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, INVESTMENT CLIMATE, KNOWLEDGE BASE, KNOWLEDGE DIFFUSION, KNOWLEDGE FRONTIER, LEARNING, MANUFACTURING FIRMS, NEW PRODUCT, NEW TECHNOLOGIES, NEW TECHNOLOGY, PRODUCT INNOVATION, PRODUCTION PROCESSES, PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES, PRODUCTIVITY, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, SCIENTISTS, SMALL FIRMS, TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES, TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE, TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS, TECHNOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE, TECHNOLOGICAL SOPHISTICATION, TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT, TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS, WORKFORCE,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/08/6969646/openness-technological-innovations-developing-countries-evidence-firm-level-surveys https://hdl.handle.net/10986/8354
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