What Drives Trade-related R&D Spillovers? Decomposing Knowledge- diffusing Trade Flows

Jürgen Bitzer and Ingo Geishecker
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Ingo Geishecker: Free University Berlin Department of Economics & Institute for East European Studies

International Trade from University Library of Munich, Germany

Abstract: Our paper decomposes knowledge-diffusing trade flows and estimates their impacts separately. Overall, trade generates positive knowledge spillovers, but the effects of intra-industry trade are ambiguous. With regard to sectoral import penetration, we find that potential positive spillovers are dominated by negative competition effects. This, however, masks the significant positive spillover effects of intra-industry trade that corresponds to international outsourcing.

Keywords: R&D; trade; productivity; spillovers; competition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D62 F20 O30 O40 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 21 pages
Date: 2005-12-14
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Journal Article: What drives trade-related R&D spillovers? Decomposing knowledge-diffusing trade flows (2006)
Working Paper: What drives trade-related R&D Spillovers? Decomposing knowlege-diffusing trade flows (2005)
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