scholarly journals International Technology Diffusion

2004 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 752-782 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wolfgang Keller
Keyword(s):  
Technology Diffusion ◽  
Technical Change ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Income Convergence ◽  
International Diffusion ◽  
Domestic Technology ◽  
International Technology Diffusion ◽  
Cross Country ◽  
Technology Investments ◽  
Rich Countries

This paper surveys what is known about the extent of international technology diffusion and channels through which technology spreads. Productivity differences explain much of the variation in incomes across countries, and technology plays a key role in determining productivity. The pattern of worldwide technical change is determined largely by international technology diffusion because a few rich countries account for most of the world's creation of new technology. Cross-country income convergence turns on whether technology diffusion is global or local. There is no indication that international diffusion is inevitable or automatic, but rather, domestic technology investments are necessary. Better understanding of what determines the effectiveness of technology diffusion sheds light on the pace at which the world's technology frontier may expand.

scholarly journals If Technology Has Arrived Everywhere, Why Has Income Diverged?

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 137-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diego Comin ◽  
Martí Mestieri
Keyword(s):  
Technology Diffusion ◽  
Aggregate Productivity ◽  
Poor Countries ◽  
Income Divergence ◽  
Evolution Of Technology ◽  
World Income ◽  
World Income Distribution ◽  
Cross Country ◽  
The Cross ◽  
Rich Countries

We study the cross-country evolution of technology diffusion over the last two centuries. We document that adoption lags between poor and rich countries have converged, while the intensity of use of adopted technologies of poor countries relative to rich countries has diverged. The evolution of aggregate productivity implied by these trends in technology diffusion resembles the actual evolution of the world income distribution in the last two centuries. Cross-country differences in adoption lags account for a significant part of the cross-country income divergence in the nineteenth century. The divergence in intensity of use accounts for the divergence during the twentieth century. (JEL N10, N70, O14, O33, O41, O47)

scholarly journals Geographic Localization of International Technology Diffusion

2002 ◽  
Vol 92 (1) ◽  
pp. 120-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wolfgang Keller
Keyword(s):  
Technology Diffusion ◽  
Knowledge Spillovers ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Technological Knowledge ◽  
Innovative Activity ◽  
Income Convergence ◽  
Data Set ◽  
International Technology Diffusion ◽  
Substantial Degree ◽  
Over Time

Income convergence across countries turns on whether technological knowledge spillovers are global or local. I estimate the amount of spillovers from R&D expenditures on a geographic basis, using a new data set which encompasses most of the world's innovative activity between 1970 and 1995. I find that technology is to a substantial degree local, not global, as the benefits from spillovers are declining with distance. The distance at which the amount of spillovers is halved is about 1,200 kilometers. I also find that over time, technological knowledge has become considerably more global. Moreover, language skills are important for spillover diffusion.

scholarly journals The Influence of FDI and Human Capital Inflow on Technological Progress

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 24
Author(s):  
Hongbo Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Technology Diffusion ◽  
Technological Progress ◽  
Diffusion Mechanism ◽  
Spillover Effect ◽  
Capital Flow ◽  
Coordinated Development ◽  
Domestic Technology ◽  
International Technology Diffusion ◽  
Technology Spillover Effect

FDI and human capital flow, as an important path of international technology diffusion, is an important driving force for technological progress in a region. Using panel data of 30 provinces and cities in China, this paper examines the relationship between FDI, human capital flow and technological progress in different regions of China. The empirical results show that the two approaches play an important role in technological progress in different regions of China, but the contribution degree is different. Various regions should implement appropriate policies to make full use of the technology spillover effect of export and human capital flow to accelerate technological progress, and form a smooth domestic technology diffusion mechanism to accelerate the transmission of foreign RESEARCH and development, and finally promote the coordinated development of regional economy.

scholarly journals Trade Patterns and International Technology Spillovers: Theory and Evidence from Japanese and European Patent Citations

2021 ◽  
pp. 71-97
Author(s):  
Naoto Jinji ◽  
Xingyuan Zhang ◽  
Shoji Haruna
Keyword(s):  
Technology Diffusion ◽  
Oecd Countries ◽  
European Patent ◽  
Technology Spillovers ◽  
Income Convergence ◽  
Trade Patterns ◽  
International Diffusion ◽  
Diffusion Of Knowledge ◽  
Quality Ladders ◽  
Innovation And Technology

AbstractInternational diffusion of knowledge is important to both the speed of the world’s technology frontier expansion and income convergence across countries. For example, Eaton and Kortum (1996) estimate innovation and technology diffusion among 19 Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries to test predictions from a quality ladders model of endogenous growth with patenting.

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