International R&D Transfer and Technical Efficiency: Evidence from Panel Study Using Stochastic Frontier Analysis

World Development

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1982-1998

  Wang, Miao ^a   Wong, M C Sunny ^b  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

Author keywords

FDI; R D; Technical efficiency; Trade

Indexed keywords

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; HUMAN CAPITAL; INFRASTRUCTURE; PANEL DATA; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; STOCHASTICITY; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY; URBANIZATION;

EID: 84865348982     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2012.05.001     Document Type: Article

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