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

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dc.contributor.authorCastillo, Leopoldo Laborda
dc.contributor.authorSalem, Daniel Sotelsek
dc.contributor.authorGuasch, Jose Luis
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T17:28:26Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T17:28:26Z
dc.date.issued2012-01-01
dc.description.abstractThis 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 technology gap between domestic and foreign firms is not too large and when a sufficient absorptive capacity is available in domestic firms. The paper proposes the terms research and development and labor quality to capture the innovative and absorptive capacity of the country. The spillover effects in productivity are analyzed using a stochastic frontier approach. This productivity (in terms of total factor productivity) is decomposed using a generalized Malmquist output oriented index, in order to evaluate the specific effect in technical change, technical efficiency change, and scale efficiency change. Using country-level data for 16 Latin American countries for 1996-2006, the empirical analysis shows positive productivity spillovers from foreign direct investment and trade only when the country has absorptive capacity in terms of research and development. Foreign direct investment and trade spillovers are found to be positive and significant for scale efficiency change and total productivity factor change.en
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dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5931
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3217
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5931
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectCAPABILITY
dc.subjectCAPABILITY BUILDING
dc.subjectCAPITAL EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ECONOMICS
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectCOUNTRY RISK
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDIRECT FOREIGN INVESTMENT
dc.subjectDOMESTIC FIRMS
dc.subjectDOMESTIC MARKET
dc.subjectE-MAIL
dc.subjectECONOMETRICS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC RESEARCH
dc.subjectECONOMIC SYSTEMS
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectELASTICITY
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectEQUIPMENT
dc.subjectEQUITY CAPITAL
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATES
dc.subjectEXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectFDI
dc.subjectFINANCE CORPORATION
dc.subjectFIXED CAPITAL
dc.subjectFIXED COSTS
dc.subjectFIXED INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectFOREIGN EXCHANGE
dc.subjectFOREIGN FIRM
dc.subjectFOREIGN FIRMS
dc.subjectFOREIGN INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFOREIGN INVESTORS
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGLOBAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
dc.subjectGLOBAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectGLOBAL KNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectGROSS FIXED CAPITAL FORMATION
dc.subjectGROSS VALUE
dc.subjectGROWTH CYCLES
dc.subjectGROWTH THEORIES
dc.subjectHOST COUNTRIES
dc.subjectHOST COUNTRY
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL COUNTRIES
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectINDUSTRIALISING ECONOMIES
dc.subjectINEFFICIENCY
dc.subjectINNOVATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL FINANCE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL STANDARD
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE GENERATION
dc.subjectLABOR COSTS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MOBILITY
dc.subjectLABOUR
dc.subjectLONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING FIRMS
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING SECTOR
dc.subjectMARGINAL COST
dc.subjectMARKET POTENTIAL
dc.subjectMARKET STRUCTURE
dc.subjectMATERIAL
dc.subjectMNE
dc.subjectMULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS
dc.subjectMULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE
dc.subjectMULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNEW TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectOPEN ACCESS
dc.subjectOPEN ECONOMY
dc.subjectOUTPUTS
dc.subjectPHONE
dc.subjectPOTENTIAL OUTPUT
dc.subjectPRIVATE INVESTMENT
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATIZATION
dc.subjectPRODUCTION FUNCTION
dc.subjectPRODUCTION FUNCTIONS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectR&D
dc.subjectRAPID EXPANSION
dc.subjectREAL ESTATE
dc.subjectREINVESTMENT
dc.subjectREINVESTMENT OF EARNINGS
dc.subjectRESULT
dc.subjectRESULTS
dc.subjectRETAIL TRADE
dc.subjectSUBSTITUTION EFFECT
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY GAP
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY SPILLOVER
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY SPILLOVERS
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS
dc.subjectTIME PERIOD
dc.subjectTIME PERIODS
dc.subjectTOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectTOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectTRADE POLICIES
dc.subjectTRADE POLICY
dc.subjectTRADE REFORMS
dc.subjectTRANSITION COUNTRIES
dc.subjectTRANSITION ECONOMIES
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED
dc.subjectUNSKILLED LABOR
dc.subjectUSES
dc.subjectVALUE ADDED
dc.subjectVARIABLE COSTS
dc.subjectWEB
dc.subjectWORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
dc.titleInnovative and Absorptive Capacity of International Knowledge : An Empirical Analysis of Productivity Sources in Latin American Countriesen
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
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okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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