Convergence and polarization in global income levels: A review of recent results on the role of international technology diffusion

Research Policy

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1055-1079

  Gong, Guan ^a   Keller, Wolfgang ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^d CEPR   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communications; Foreign direct investment; Tacit knowledge; Technology spillovers; Trade

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; COMMUNICATION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; INVESTMENTS;

FACE-TO-FACE INTERACTION; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; TACIT KNOWLEDGE; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION; TECHNOLOGY SPILLOVERS;

DIFFUSION;

EID: 84867924728     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-7333(02)00136-1     Document Type: Article

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