Real exchange rate movements are important drivers of the reallocation of resources between sectors of the economy … and with the technology level. This paper contributes by bringing together these two views, both theoretically and … empirically. We show that both the degree of openness and the technology level mediate the impact of exchange rate movements on …

rates. Using the World Input-Output Database (WIOD) we employ the proposed indicators to shed new light on changes in cost …

most countries around the world. Turning to the relationship between countries, we show that average life satisfaction is …

-collectivism. The model predicts that more individualism leads to more innovation because of the social rewards associated with … innovation in an individualist culture. This cultural effect may offset the negative effects of bad institutions on growth … individualism on growth through innovation. Using genetic data as instruments for culture we provide strong evidence of a causal …

We estimate the effects of technology investments on the demand for skilled workers using longitudinally integrated … unobservable components within each business for each year from 1992 to 1997. We measure technology using variables from the Annual … between advanced technology and skill in a cross-sectional analysis of businesses in both sectors. The more comprehensive …

where domestic innovation has to be complemented by the role played by international technology transfer. In the second part … - using different taxonomies put forward by the innovation literature - the concrete ways through which an emerging country … technology transfer, labor-saving technological progress and skill-enhancing trade …