The Regional Dimension of North-South Trade-Related R&D Spillovers
This paper examines the impact of trade with Japan, North America, and the European Union on technology diffusion and total factor productivity growth in Korea, Mexico, and Jordan. Measures of foreign research and development are constructed based...
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Language: | English |
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2012
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Online Access: | http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20090130093104 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4023 |
Summary: | This paper examines the impact of trade
with Japan, North America, and the European Union on
technology diffusion and total factor productivity growth in
Korea, Mexico, and Jordan. Measures of foreign research and
development are constructed based on industry-specific
research and development in the North, North-South trade
patterns, and input-output relations in the South. The
findings show that technology diffusion and productivity
gains tend to be regional. Jordan benefits mainly from trade
with the European Union, Korea from trade with Japan, and
Mexico from trade with North America. In other words, the
dynamic version of the "natural trading partners"
hypothesis holds for these countries. |
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