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 …

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 …

anymore, they contribute to cross-border knowledge and technology diffusion and thus help less advanced countries to catch up … to the technology frontier. …

-friendly technologies and encourages technology transfer. The CDM has provided financial support for a large share of Chinese wind projects …

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 …

This paper explores the possibility of international technology transfer in lieu of trade in a model with absolute and … comparative advantage. Countries having absolute advantage in producing a good may offer that technology to a possible trading … partner against a fee and both the countries might gain. Thus, gains from trade might be dominated by gains from technology …