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 …

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

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 …

abatement cost of around 200€/tCO2 for the pilot deploying a decarbonized hybrid technology, which is 50% lower than previous …

reduced emission abatement in the US, but also the spillover effects on technology and countries relative bargaining power …

effects of entry-year electricity prices on subsequent energy intensity. We discuss how this "technology lock-in" increases …

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 …