| Global Integration and Technology Transfer Contributor(s): Uk, Palgrave MacMillan (Author), Hoekman, Bernard M. (Editor), Smarzynska Javorcik, Beata (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0821361252 ISBN-13: 9780821361252 Publisher: World Bank Publications OUR PRICE: $34.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2006 Annotation: Most developing economies must rely largely on imported technologies as sources of new productive knowledge since most research and development and innovation is undertaken in high-income countries. The importance of international technology diffusion for economic development can hardly be overstated. This title explores the channels through which existing knowledge is transferred across countries, the magnitude of such transfers, as well as their impact. Using cross-country and firm level data, it focuses on the diffusion of knowledge, with a particular focus on international trade and direct foreign investment. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Exports & Imports - Business & Economics | International - Economics - Business & Economics | Development - Business Development |
| Dewey: 337.1 |
| LCCN: 2005043451 |
| Series: Trade and Development |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 6.08" W x 9.02" (1.10 lbs) 368 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The importance of international technology diffusion (ITD) for economic development can hardly be overstated. Both the acquisition of technology and its diffusion foster productivity growth. Developing countries have long sought to use both national policies and international agreements to stimulate ITD. The 'correct' policy intervention, if any, depends critically upon the channels through which technology diffuses internationally and the quantitative effects of the various diffusion processes on efficiency and productivity growth. Neither is well understood. New technologies may be embodied in goods and transferred through imports of new varieties of differentiated products or capital goods and equipment, they may be obtained through exposure to foreign buyers or foreign investors or they may be acquired through arms-length trade in intellectual property, e.g., licensing contracts. 'Global Integration and Technology Transfer' uses cross-country and firm level panel data sets to analyze how specific activities--exporting, importing, FDI, joint ventures--impact on productivity performance. |