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On the “Technology Transfer” Paradox and “Worsening Terms of Trade” Paradox

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  • Hiroshi Ohta
  • Hironobu Nakagawa

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This paper revisits some seeming paradoxes or puzzles in trade theory. We explore the socalled “technology transfer” paradox, which may be interpreted more generally in terms of what we call the “worsening terms of trade” paradox. We show both paradoxes are no more paradox than the Leontief paradox is. We also assert that, judging from the implications that international technology transfers have for the possible pattern of trade, the seeming paradoxes that require the pattern-of-trade reversals are less likely to occur under conditions of the Hecksher-Ohlin variable input proportions than under the Ricardian fixed proportions.

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  • Hiroshi Ohta & Hironobu Nakagawa, 2008. "On the “Technology Transfer” Paradox and “Worsening Terms of Trade” Paradox," Asia-Pacific Journal of Accounting & Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 15(1), pages 41-53, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:raaexx:v:15:y:2008:i:1:p:41-53
    DOI: 10.1080/16081625.2008.9720808
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