explain the effects of entry-year electricity prices on subsequent energy intensity. We discuss how this “technology lock …

technology chooses either exports or technology transfer through licensing as its mode of supplying the Southern market, based on … stronger IPR would enhance technology transfer through licensing and reduce the South firm's marginal production cost, thereby … strong IPR diminish competition and welfare, however. Adding foreign direct investment as an additional channel of technology …

regulation such as technology-based standards. One of the principle reasons for such an assertion is that they give firms greater …

these gains derive from a concurrent effort to raise worker skills and adopt more advanced technology, suggesting a skill … bias in technological innovations. We develop a simple theoretical model of foreign ownership featuring technology …

This paper studies the origins and consequences of international technology gaps. I develop an endogenous growth model … where R&D efficiency varies across countries and productivity differences emerge from firm-level technology investments. The … theory characterizes how innovation and learning determine technology gaps, trade and global income inequality. Countries …

This paper studies the causal effect of technology and knowledge transfers on early industrial development. Between … that receiving both Soviet technology and know-how had large, persistent effects on plant performance, while the effects of …

Firm-to-firm relationships in global value chains create opportunities for North-South technology diffusion. This paper … studies technology transfer in value chains when contracts are incomplete and input production technologies are imperfectly … imitation of its supplier’s technology. In inclusive value chains, where imitation is beneficial, the headquarters firm promotes …