Capital equipment - such as computers and industrial machinery - embodies skill-biased technology, in the sense that it … is complementary to skilled labor. Most countries import a large share of their capital equipment, and by doing so import … skill-biased technology. In this paper we develop a tractable quantitative model of international trade in capital goods to …

Capital equipment - such as computers and industrial machinery - embodies skill-biased technology, in the sense that it … is complementary to skilled labor. Most countries import a large share of their capital equipment, and by doing so import … skill-biased technology. In this paper we develop a tractable quantitative model of international trade in capital goods to …

Studies on the effect of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) on the export of the manufacturing industry, as … disaggregated into the low-, medium-, and high-technology intensity, were lacking. However, the trade impact of ICT is mixed and … relies on countries' development and adoption of technology. To this end, this study explicitly contributes to this strand of …

-- An endogenous technology framework -- Skilled labor, unskilled labor, and experience over time -- Skills and capital over …

favors experienced workers.In order to interpret and understand these findings, Caselli presents a theory of technology …Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Introduction and Preliminaries -- Part I. Technology Differences Across Space … -- Part II. Interpreting Technology Differences -- Part III. Technology Differences over Time -- Appendix A. Proofs and …

to increase by 0.11 percentage point. This paper a product of the Global Knowledge and Learning Division, World Bank … Institute, is part of a larger effort in the Institute to assess the effects of knowledge on economic development"--World Bank …