Neighbors and the evolution of the comparative advantage of nations: Evidence of international knowledge diffusion?

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 111-123

  Bahar, Dany ^a,c   Hausmann, Ricardo ^a,c   Hidalgo, Cesar A ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MIT MEDIA LAB   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Export similarity; Knowledge; Productivity; Spillovers; Technology

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE; EXPORT; KNOWLEDGE; PRODUCTIVITY; SPILLOVER EFFECT; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION;

EID: 84891831256     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinteco.2013.11.001     Document Type: Article

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