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on the international distribution of technology. It focuses on long-term investment flows, as these are more affected by … context of various technology specifications, ranging from models with only one common technology to those with multiple and … endogenous technologies. The paper demonstrates that the theoretical specification of technology is crucial to the prediction of …
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innovation using more than 1.5 million patents granted to firms in OECD countries. We test the 'international technology sourcing …. We find that firms with stronger inventor presence in technology frontier countries benefit disproportionately more from … their R and D. The strength of knowledge spillovers depends on the direction of technology sourcing. Knowledge externality …
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This paper highlights key issues pertinent for the understanding of international effects of domestic tax policies and of international tax harmonization. The analytical framework adopts the saving-investment balance approach to the analysis of international economic interdependence focusing on...
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We examine the extent to which developing countries that do little, if any, research and development themselves benefit from R&D that is performed in the industrial countries. By trading with an industrial country that has a large “stock of knowledge” from its cumulative R&D activities, a...
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The IMF Working Papers series is designed to make IMF staff research available to a wide audience. Almost 300 Working Papers are released each year, covering a wide range of theoretical and analytical topics, including balance of payments, monetary and fiscal issues, global liquidity, and...
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of regulatory barriers, and the accumulation of technology and human capital. Our results support the basic insights of … the Lisbon Agenda. Economic growth in Europe is enhanced to the extent that: trade in services increases, technology …
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Some countries support smaller firms through tax incentives in an effort to stimulate job creation and startups, or alleviate specific distortions, such as financial constraints or high regulatory or tax compliance costs. In addition to fiscal costs, tax incentives that discriminate by firm size...
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In short, yes. I use a multi-region integrated assessment model with fuel-specific endogenous technical change to examine the impact of Europe and China reducing emissions to zero by mid-century. Without international technological diffusion this is insufficient to avoid catastrophic climate...
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employment protection, unemployment benefits and unemployment benefits have been the main contributors. Technology and …
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With growing academic and policy interest in research and development (R and D) tax incentives, the question about their effectiveness has become ever more relevant. In the absence of an exogenous policy reform, the simultaneous determination of companies' tax positions and their R and D...
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