The international transmission of knowledge through import spillovers, as a source of TFP growth, has received much attention in the literature. We investigate two additional direct channels through which R&D disseminates: the import of high-technology goods and the internationalization of...

The international transmission of knowledge through import spillovers, as a source of TFP growth, has received much attention in the literature. We investigate two additional direct channels through which R&D disseminates: the import of high-technology goods and the internationalization of...

Die weltwirtschaftlichen Entwicklungsmuster der letzten Dekade sind durch den ökonomischen Aufstieg von Schwellenländern wie Brasilien, Russland, Indien und China (BRIC) sowie den Staaten in Mittelosteuropa geprägt. Besonders ins Gewicht fällt dabei die Dynamik Chinas. Das Land konnte in nur...