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 …

quantify the importance of Ricardian technology differences for international trade. The framework provides the first panel … estimates connecting country-industry productivity and exports, and the study exploits heterogeneous technology diffusion from …

substitutes. We find that there is a skill biasin cross-country technology differences. Higher-income countries use skilled …

owners. The exogenous component of technology ownership is isolated by usinginformation on the regional presence of … averageregional elevation. Results indicate that for firms with female owners, technology adoptionimproves value-added per worker by …

technology transfer to developing countries. Cross-sectional analysis of a representative sample of firms operating in 42 … predicted probability of licensing foreign technology for the subpopulation of affiliated firms, whereas the predicted … firm operates moderates the relationship of IP protection and firm-level technology licensing: while going from no IP …

This paper studies the origins and consequences of international technology gaps. I develop an endogenous growth model … where R&D efficiency varies across countries and productivity differences emerge from firm-level technology investments. The … theory characterizes how innovation and learning determine technology gaps, trade and global income inequality. Countries …

suggest that developing countries grow faster when they are globally competitive in low-technology manufacturing and natural …