North-South and South-South Trade-Related Technology Diffusion: How Important Are They in Improving TFP Growth?
研究了南北贸易和南南贸易相关的技术扩散以及外商直接投资对南方国家全要素生产率增长的影响，发现两者均有正向作用，且教育水平对南北贸易的技术扩散效果有增强作用。
This paper examines the impact on total factor productivity (TFP) growth in the South of North-South and South-South trade-related technology diffusion and of foreign direct investment (FDI). North-South and South-South trade-related research and development (R&D) stocks are constructed based on industry-specific R&D in the North, North-South and South-South trade patterns, and input-output relations in the South. The main findings are: 1. both North-South and South-South trade-related R&D have a positive impact on TFP growth in the South; 2. FDI has a positive, though smaller, impact on TFP growth; and 3.the impact on TFP growth of trade-related technology diffusion increases with the level of education in the case of North-South trade but not in the case of South-South trade.