There is a growing literature exploring the role of international trade channels on economic growth, looking at the … mechanisms through which import and export flows might affect productivity, technology diffusion and output growth. However, most … technology dissemination and R&D, is generally associated with higher supplier productivity. This is consistent with other …

activities of German multinationals. Proximity-concentration theory which we derive our model from shows that firms face a trade …. Firms facing this trade-off choose between export and foreign production according to their expected profits. The model is …-concentration trade-off. In particular, market size and distance affect positively the probability of foreign production whereas fixed …

This study tests the importance of Ricardian technology differences for international trade. The empirical analysis has … between productivity and exports, and exploiting heterogeneous technology diffusion from immigrant communities in the United …