causal interpretation. A model of technology transfer rationalizes these effects and also correctly predicts (i) falls in …

We construct a dynamic general equilibrium model of foreign direct investment (FDI) and foreign technology adoption …, incorporating adoption barriers, international technology spillover, and relative price advantages. A higher FDI conversion efficacy …, a lower adoption barrier, or a stronger international technology spillover, together with a lower relative price of FDI …

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 …

Capital equipment - such as computers and industrial machinery - embodies skill-biased technology, in the sense that it … skill-biased technology. In this paper we develop a tractable quantitative model of international trade in capital goods to …