In this paper, we investigate differences in and determinants of technical efficiency across three groups of OECD, Asian and Latin American countries. As technical efficiency determines the capacity with which countries absorb technology produced abroad, these differences are important to...

In this paper, we investigate differences in and determinants of technical efficiency across three groups of OECD, Asian and Latin American countries. As technical efficiency determines the capacity with which countries absorb technology produced abroad, these differences are important to...

This paper contributes to the literature explaining firm-level heterogenenity in the extensive margin of trade, defined as the number of products exported by each firm. We develop a dynamic model where firms must invest in RD to maintain and increase their portfolio of goods: the process of...

This paper contributes to the literature explaining firm-level heterogeneity in the extensive margin of trade, defined as the number of products exported by each firm. We develop a dynamic model where firms must invest in R&D to maintain and increase their portfolio of goods: the process of...

The role of China as a trading partner of sub-Saharan Africa is assessed using data on bilateral trade from the International Monetary Fund (1999-2007) and a gravity model. Trade with China is found to affect the intra-African market in different ways at different levels of China-Africa exports....

In this paper, I investigate the welfare effects that developed countries experience after productivity improvements occur in their emerging trading partners, using a two-country model featuring pro-competitive effects of trade and asymmetries in technology. I model the technology advantage of...