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Heterogeneous technology diffusion and ricardian trade patterns

Kerr, William R. - 2016

Migration and trade are often linked through ethnic networks boosting bilateral trade. This study uses migration to quantify the importance of Ricardian technology differences for international trade. The framework provides the first panel estimates connecting country-industry productivity and...

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Globalization, structural change and innovation in emerging economies : the impact on employment and skills

Vivarelli, Marco - 2018

This paper aims to provide a critical overview of the drivers that the relevant theoretical and empirical literature suggests being crucial in dealing with the challenges an emerging country may encounter in its attempts to further catch-up a higher income status, with a particular focus devoted...

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Globalization, structural change and innovation in emerging economies : the impact on employment and skills

Vivarelli, Marco - 2018

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Globalization, structural change and innovation in emerging economies : the impact on employment and skills

Vivarelli, Marco - 2018

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Can FDI Be Bad for Growth?

Binh, Quan Minh Quoc; Hoai, Nguyen Trong; Van, Pham Hoang - Development and Policies Research Center (Depocen) - 2013

We ?nd a curious negative casual relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) and total factor productivity … for FDI using lagged values and geography variables as well as when we control for country and year ?xed e?ects, human … capital, the size of government, and other country di?erences. We hypothesize that not all FDI are the same as channels for …

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Foreign direct investment, productivity and the technology gap in African economies

Malikane, Christopher; Chitambara, Prosper - In: Journal of African Trade 4 (2017) 1/2, pp. 61-74

. We find a generally positive but weak effect of FDI on productivity growth. Meanwhile, the results do not support the …

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Technology transfer and spillovers in international joint ventures

Müller, Thomas; Schnitzer, Monika - 2005

It is often argued that multinationals are reluctant to transfer technology due to the fear of spillovers. We show that this need not be the case if host country policies like taxation are taken into account. Furthermore, we examine the incentives the multinational and the host country have to...

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Technology transfer and spillovers in international joint ventures

Müller, Thomas; Schnitzer, Monika - 2003

This paper analyzes the effects of a potential spillover on technology transfer of a multinational enterprise and on the host country policy. In particular, we examine how both parties' incentives can be controlled through the ownership structure in an international joint venture. In contrast to...

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Customizing Clusters : On the Role of Western Multinational Corporations in the Formation of Science and Engineering Clusters in Emerging Economies

Manning, Stephan - 2011

Western multinational corporations (MNCs) increasingly locate advanced functions, including product development and engineering, in emerging economies to gain access to lower-cost science and engineering (S&E) talent and specialized service providers. Over time, new S&E clusters have developed...

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Ausländische Unternehmen und Übernahmeeffekte : neue Fakten für Deutschland

Weche, John P. - In: Wirtschaftsdienst : Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik 93 (2013) 4, pp. 247-251

Germany is one of the most important FDI infl ow countries worldwide. Recently, a new database on foreign ownership became …

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