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International knowledge spillovers through high-tech imports and R&D of foreign-owned firms

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  • Heike Belitz
  • Florian Mölders

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The international transmission of knowledge through import spillovers, as a source of Total Factor Productivity (TFP) growth, has received much attention in the literature. We investigate two additional direct channels through which R&D disseminates: the import of high-technology goods and the internationalization of business R&D. Building on an extensive data-set, covering both developing and industrial countries, we add foreign-owned patents as a proxy for R&D activities of foreign multinationals. While we confirm the significance of import spillovers for all countries included, we find additional spillovers for developing countries through the import of high-technology goods. Only developed economies seem to benefit from the diffusion of knowledge that originates through cross-border cooperation in R&D by multinationals.

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  • Heike Belitz & Florian Mölders, 2016. "International knowledge spillovers through high-tech imports and R&D of foreign-owned firms," The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 25(4), pages 590-613, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jitecd:v:25:y:2016:i:4:p:590-613
    DOI: 10.1080/09638199.2015.1106575
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    JEL classification:

    • F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Empirical Studies of Trade
    • F23 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - Multinational Firms; International Business
    • O47 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - Empirical Studies of Economic Growth; Aggregate Productivity; Cross-Country Output Convergence

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