investments in R&D in relation to the output growth rate ratio and the absorption capacity for technological spillovers. In the …

China’s unprecedented growth rate in the last decade is driven by its role as the global manufacturing powerhouse, but … understand the impact of trade on innovation. A number of studies emphasize the role of technology and knowledge spillovers into …

, Europe and Asia, that contribute to a better understanding of the role of knowledge in the theory and practice of …

developing countries in Asia. We find firm innovation to be highly concentrated at the city level. We also find substantial gains … use of historical population data as instruments. In addition, we present evidence that knowledge spillovers are an …