Wake up and smell the ginseng: International trade and the rise of incremental innovation in low-wage countries

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 64-76

  Puga, Diego ^a,b,c   Trefler, Daniel ^d,e,f  

^a Social Sciences   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c CEPR   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^f CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

International trade; Low wage country innovation

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL; INNOVATION; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; LIVING STANDARD; WAGE DETERMINATION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

PANAX GINSENG;

EID: 70349854945     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2009.01.011     Document Type: Article

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