This paper investigates the extent to which international trade hinges onpatents. We analyze the export and patenting activities of the universe of French exporting firms over the period 2002-2011. The noticeable feature of our study is that we observe export and patenting activities worldwide...

En las últimas décadas, a pesar del avance del sector de los servicios, en particular de la economía digital, el sector manufacturero continuó siendo una de las principales fuentes de expansión de la economía mundial. Se trata del sector que genera la mayor parte de la inversión mundial...

This paper analyzes the impact of international financial cycles on structural change in developing economies. It is argued that the impact of these cycles depend on the specific combination of macroeconomic and industrial policies adopted by the developing economy. The cases of Brazil and...