Technology Transfer through Imports / Ram C. Acharya, Wolfgang Keller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Acharya, Ram C.

Contributor:

National Bureau of Economic Research.

Keller, Wolfgang.

Series:

Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w13086.

NBER working paper series no. w13086

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2007.

Summary:

While there is general agreement that technology differences must figure prominently in any successful account of the cross-country income variation, not much is known on the source of these technology differences. This paper examines cross-country income differences in terms of factor accumulation, domestic R&D, and foreign technological spillovers. The empirical analysis encompasses seventeen industrialized countries in four continents over three decades, at a level disaggregated enough to identify innovations in a number of key high-tech sectors. International technology transfer is found to play a crucial part in accounting for income differences. We also relate technology transfer to imports, showing that imports are often a major channel. At the same time, our analysis highlights that international technology transfer varies importantly across industries and countries.

Notes:

Print version record

May 2007.