Korea, Mexico and Poland. Using industry-level data, we show that i) technology diffusion and productivity gains tend to be …

and total factor productivity growth in small and large states in the South. There are three main findings. First …, productivity growth increases with North-South trade-related technology diffusion and education and the interaction between the two … their interaction on productivity growth in small states is more than three times that for large countries, with the …

states. -- Brain drain ; technology diffusion ; trade ; productivity growth …

larger productivity gains from trade liberalization than previously thought. -- Technology diffusion ; R&D ; openness ; North-South …