Openness and Technological Innovations in Developing Countries : Evidence from Firm-Level Surveys

The authors analyze the role of international technological diffusion for firm-level technological innovations in several developing countries. Their findings show that, after controlling for firm, industry, and country characteristics, exporting and importing activities are important channels for t...

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Main Authors:	Almeida, Rita, Fernandes, Ana Margarida
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ADAPTATION OF TECHNOLOGIES ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY CITIES CODES COMPETITIVE MARKETS COMPETITORS COMPONENTS CONTINUOUS CHANGE CREATIVE DESTRUCTION CROSS-COUNTRY EVIDENCE DATA COLLECTION DIFFUSION OF KNOWLEDGE DOMESTIC FIRMS DOMESTIC SUPPLIERS E-MAIL ELECTRONICS ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT EXISTING KNOWLEDGE EXTERNAL KNOWLEDGE FDI FIRM PERFORMANCE FIRM-LEVEL SURVEYS FOREIGN BUYERS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN KNOWLEDGE FOREIGN MARKETS FOREIGN OWNERSHIP FOREIGN PARTICIPATION FOREIGN SUPPLIERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY FOREIGN-OWNED FIRM FOREIGN-OWNED FIRMS GLOBAL MARKETS GROWTH THEORY HUMAN CAPITAL IDEA IDEAS INNOVATION INNOVATION INPUTS INNOVATION SURVEYS INNOVATIVE FIRMS INTEGRATION INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVESTMENT CLIMATE KNOWLEDGE BASE KNOWLEDGE DIFFUSION KNOWLEDGE FRONTIER LEARNING MANUFACTURING FIRMS NEW PRODUCT NEW TECHNOLOGIES NEW TECHNOLOGY PRODUCT INNOVATION PRODUCTION PROCESSES PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS SCIENTISTS SMALL FIRMS TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS TECHNOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE TECHNOLOGICAL SOPHISTICATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS WORKFORCE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/08/6969646/openness-technological-innovations-developing-countries-evidence-firm-level-surveys http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8354

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spelling	okr-10986-83542021-04-23T14:02:41Z Openness and Technological Innovations in Developing Countries : Evidence from Firm-Level Surveys Almeida, Rita Fernandes, Ana Margarida ADAPTATION OF TECHNOLOGIES ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY CITIES CODES COMPETITIVE MARKETS COMPETITORS COMPONENTS CONTINUOUS CHANGE CREATIVE DESTRUCTION CROSS-COUNTRY EVIDENCE DATA COLLECTION DIFFUSION OF KNOWLEDGE DOMESTIC FIRMS DOMESTIC SUPPLIERS E-MAIL ELECTRONICS ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT EXISTING KNOWLEDGE EXTERNAL KNOWLEDGE FDI FIRM PERFORMANCE FIRM-LEVEL SURVEYS FOREIGN BUYERS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN KNOWLEDGE FOREIGN MARKETS FOREIGN OWNERSHIP FOREIGN PARTICIPATION FOREIGN SUPPLIERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY FOREIGN-OWNED FIRM FOREIGN-OWNED FIRMS GLOBAL MARKETS GROWTH THEORY HUMAN CAPITAL IDEA IDEAS INNOVATION INNOVATION INPUTS INNOVATION SURVEYS INNOVATIVE FIRMS INTEGRATION INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVESTMENT CLIMATE KNOWLEDGE BASE KNOWLEDGE DIFFUSION KNOWLEDGE FRONTIER LEARNING MANUFACTURING FIRMS NEW PRODUCT NEW TECHNOLOGIES NEW TECHNOLOGY PRODUCT INNOVATION PRODUCTION PROCESSES PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS SCIENTISTS SMALL FIRMS TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS TECHNOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE TECHNOLOGICAL SOPHISTICATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS WORKFORCE The authors analyze the role of international technological diffusion for firm-level technological innovations in several developing countries. Their findings show that, after controlling for firm, industry, and country characteristics, exporting and importing activities are important channels for the diffusion of technology. They also find evidence that the majority of foreign-owned firms are significantly less likely to engage in technological innovations than minority foreign-owned firms or domestic-owned firms. The authors interpret this finding as evidence that the technology transferred from multinational parents to majority-owned subsidiaries is more mature than that transferred to minority-owned subsidiaries. This finding supports the idea that equity joint ventures maximize technology transfers to local firms. 2012-06-18T20:38:21Z 2012-06-18T20:38:21Z 2006-08 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/08/6969646/openness-technological-innovations-developing-countries-evidence-firm-level-surveys http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8354 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 3985 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research
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topic	ADAPTATION OF TECHNOLOGIES ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY CITIES CODES COMPETITIVE MARKETS COMPETITORS COMPONENTS CONTINUOUS CHANGE CREATIVE DESTRUCTION CROSS-COUNTRY EVIDENCE DATA COLLECTION DIFFUSION OF KNOWLEDGE DOMESTIC FIRMS DOMESTIC SUPPLIERS E-MAIL ELECTRONICS ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT EXISTING KNOWLEDGE EXTERNAL KNOWLEDGE FDI FIRM PERFORMANCE FIRM-LEVEL SURVEYS FOREIGN BUYERS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN KNOWLEDGE FOREIGN MARKETS FOREIGN OWNERSHIP FOREIGN PARTICIPATION FOREIGN SUPPLIERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY FOREIGN-OWNED FIRM FOREIGN-OWNED FIRMS GLOBAL MARKETS GROWTH THEORY HUMAN CAPITAL IDEA IDEAS INNOVATION INNOVATION INPUTS INNOVATION SURVEYS INNOVATIVE FIRMS INTEGRATION INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVESTMENT CLIMATE KNOWLEDGE BASE KNOWLEDGE DIFFUSION KNOWLEDGE FRONTIER LEARNING MANUFACTURING FIRMS NEW PRODUCT NEW TECHNOLOGIES NEW TECHNOLOGY PRODUCT INNOVATION PRODUCTION PROCESSES PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS SCIENTISTS SMALL FIRMS TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS TECHNOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE TECHNOLOGICAL SOPHISTICATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS WORKFORCE
spellingShingle	ADAPTATION OF TECHNOLOGIES ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY CITIES CODES COMPETITIVE MARKETS COMPETITORS COMPONENTS CONTINUOUS CHANGE CREATIVE DESTRUCTION CROSS-COUNTRY EVIDENCE DATA COLLECTION DIFFUSION OF KNOWLEDGE DOMESTIC FIRMS DOMESTIC SUPPLIERS E-MAIL ELECTRONICS ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT EXISTING KNOWLEDGE EXTERNAL KNOWLEDGE FDI FIRM PERFORMANCE FIRM-LEVEL SURVEYS FOREIGN BUYERS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN KNOWLEDGE FOREIGN MARKETS FOREIGN OWNERSHIP FOREIGN PARTICIPATION FOREIGN SUPPLIERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY FOREIGN-OWNED FIRM FOREIGN-OWNED FIRMS GLOBAL MARKETS GROWTH THEORY HUMAN CAPITAL IDEA IDEAS INNOVATION INNOVATION INPUTS INNOVATION SURVEYS INNOVATIVE FIRMS INTEGRATION INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVESTMENT CLIMATE KNOWLEDGE BASE KNOWLEDGE DIFFUSION KNOWLEDGE FRONTIER LEARNING MANUFACTURING FIRMS NEW PRODUCT NEW TECHNOLOGIES NEW TECHNOLOGY PRODUCT INNOVATION PRODUCTION PROCESSES PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS SCIENTISTS SMALL FIRMS TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS TECHNOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE TECHNOLOGICAL SOPHISTICATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS WORKFORCE Almeida, Rita Fernandes, Ana Margarida Openness and Technological Innovations in Developing Countries : Evidence from Firm-Level Surveys
relation	Policy Research Working Paper; No. 3985
description	The authors analyze the role of international technological diffusion for firm-level technological innovations in several developing countries. Their findings show that, after controlling for firm, industry, and country characteristics, exporting and importing activities are important channels for the diffusion of technology. They also find evidence that the majority of foreign-owned firms are significantly less likely to engage in technological innovations than minority foreign-owned firms or domestic-owned firms. The authors interpret this finding as evidence that the technology transferred from multinational parents to majority-owned subsidiaries is more mature than that transferred to minority-owned subsidiaries. This finding supports the idea that equity joint ventures maximize technology transfers to local firms.
format	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author	Almeida, Rita Fernandes, Ana Margarida
author_facet	Almeida, Rita Fernandes, Ana Margarida
author_sort	Almeida, Rita
title	Openness and Technological Innovations in Developing Countries : Evidence from Firm-Level Surveys
title_short	Openness and Technological Innovations in Developing Countries : Evidence from Firm-Level Surveys
title_full	Openness and Technological Innovations in Developing Countries : Evidence from Firm-Level Surveys
title_fullStr	Openness and Technological Innovations in Developing Countries : Evidence from Firm-Level Surveys
title_full_unstemmed	Openness and Technological Innovations in Developing Countries : Evidence from Firm-Level Surveys
title_sort	openness and technological innovations in developing countries : evidence from firm-level surveys
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/08/6969646/openness-technological-innovations-developing-countries-evidence-firm-level-surveys http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8354
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Openness and Technological Innovations in Developing Countries : Evidence from Firm-Level Surveys

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