Working Paper: NBER ID: w8573
Authors: Wolfgang Keller
Abstract: I discuss the concept and empirical importance of international technology diffusion from the point of view of recent work on endogenous technological change. In this literature, technology is viewed as technological knowledge. I first review the major concepts, and how international technology diffusion relates to other factors affecting economic growth in open economies. The following main section of the paper provides a review of recent empirical results on (i) basic results in international technology diffusion; (ii) the importance of specific channels of diffusion, in particular trade and foreign direct investment; (iii) the spatial distribution of technological knowledge, and (iv) other issues.
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JEL Codes: F1; F2; O3; O4
Edges that are evidenced by causal inference methods are in orange, and the rest are in light blue.
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| foreign research (F23) | domestic productivity (O49) |
| absence of international technology diffusion (O33) | divergence in income levels (D31) |
| foreign technological knowledge (O36) | domestic productivity (O49) |
| advanced intermediate products (L60) | technology transfer (O33) |
| foreign technology (F23) | domestic productivity (O49) |