Innovative and Absorptive Capacity of International Knowledge : An Empirical Analysis of Productivity Sources in Latin American Countries

Innovative and Absorptive Capacity of International Knowledge : An Empirical Analysis of Productivity Sources in Latin American Countries

This paper examines two sources of global knowledge spillovers: foreign direct investments and trade. Empirical evidence demonstrates that foreign direct investment and trade can contribute to overall domestic productivity growth only when the tech...

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Main Authors: Castillo, Leopoldo Laborda, Salem, Daniel Sotelsek, Guasch, Jose Luis
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
AGRICULTURE
CAPABILITY
CAPABILITY BUILDING
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
COMPARATIVE ECONOMICS
COMPETITIVENESS
COUNTRY RISK
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DIRECT FOREIGN INVESTMENT
DOMESTIC FIRMS
DOMESTIC MARKET
E-MAIL
ECONOMETRICS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC RESEARCH
ECONOMIC SYSTEMS
ECONOMICS
ELASTICITY
ELECTRICITY
EQUIPMENT
EQUITY CAPITAL
EXCHANGE RATE
EXCHANGE RATES
EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS
EXPORTS
EXTERNALITIES
FDI
FINANCE CORPORATION
FIXED CAPITAL
FIXED COSTS
FIXED INVESTMENT
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FOREIGN FIRM
FOREIGN FIRMS
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
FOREIGN INVESTORS
GDP
GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
GLOBAL ECONOMY
GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE
GROSS FIXED CAPITAL FORMATION
GROSS VALUE
GROWTH CYCLES
GROWTH THEORIES
HOST COUNTRIES
HOST COUNTRY
HUMAN CAPITAL
INCOME
INDUSTRIAL COUNTRIES
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS
INDUSTRIALISING ECONOMIES
INEFFICIENCY
INNOVATION
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
KNOWLEDGE GENERATION
LABOR COSTS
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MOBILITY
LABOUR
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
MANUFACTURING
MANUFACTURING FIRMS
MANUFACTURING SECTOR
MARGINAL COST
MARKET POTENTIAL
MARKET STRUCTURE
MATERIAL
MNE
MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS
MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE
MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISES
NATURAL RESOURCE
NATURAL RESOURCES
NEW TECHNOLOGY
OPEN ACCESS
OPEN ECONOMY
OUTPUTS
PHONE
POTENTIAL OUTPUT
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATIZATION
PRODUCTION FUNCTION
PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS
PRODUCTIVITY
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
PUBLIC POLICY
R&D
RAPID EXPANSION
REAL ESTATE
REINVESTMENT
REINVESTMENT OF EARNINGS
RESULT
RESULTS
RETAIL TRADE
SUBSTITUTION EFFECT
TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES
TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS
TECHNOLOGY GAP
TECHNOLOGY SPILLOVER
TECHNOLOGY SPILLOVERS
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS
TIME PERIOD
TIME PERIODS
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
TRADE POLICIES
TRADE POLICY
TRADE REFORMS
TRANSITION COUNTRIES
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
UNEMPLOYED
UNSKILLED LABOR
USES
VALUE ADDED
VARIABLE COSTS
WEB
WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
WORLD TRADE
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3217

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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3217

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