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North-South Technology Diffusion, Regional Integration, and the Dynamics of the Natural Trading Partners Hypothesis

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dc.contributor.authorSchiff, Maurice
dc.contributor.authorWang, Yanling
dc.date.accessioned2013-06-27T16:59:02Z
dc.date.available2013-06-27T16:59:02Z
dc.date.issued2004-10
dc.description.abstractBased on static analysis, a number of studies argue that forming a regional trade agreement is more likely to raise welfare if member countries are "natural trading partners," while other studies claim that the opposite is true. Schiff and Wang look at the argument from a dynamic viewpoint by examining the impact of North-South trade on technology diffusion and total factor productivity (TFP) in the South. Specifically, it examines the impact on TFP in the Republic of Korea, Mexico, and Poland of trade with Japan, Canada plus the United States (North America) and the European Union. Using industry-level data, they find that (1) technology diffusion and productivity gains tend to be regional: Korea benefits mainly from trade with Japan, Mexico with the United States, and Poland with the European Union; and (2) though these results suggest that the dynamic version of the "natural trading partners" hypothesis holds for all three countries, careful analysis shows that it holds for Korea and Mexico but not necessarily for Poland.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/10/5263709/north-south-technology-diffusion-regional-integration-dynamics-natural-trading-partners-hypothesis
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3434
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/14237
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, D.C.
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No.3434
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectBILATERAL TRADE
dc.subjectCAPITAL GOODS
dc.subjectCONSTRUCTION
dc.subjectCUSTOMS
dc.subjectCUSTOMS UNIONS
dc.subjectDEVELOPED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC INTEGRATION
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectELASTICITIES
dc.subjectELASTICITY
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL WORK
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectFREE TRADE
dc.subjectFREE TRADE AREAS
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectIMPORTS
dc.subjectINNOVATION
dc.subjectINTERMEDIATE GOODS
dc.subjectINTERMEDIATE INPUTS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectIRON
dc.subjectLATIN AMERICAN
dc.subjectMETALS
dc.subjectMULTILATERAL TRADE
dc.subjectMULTILATERAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS
dc.subjectPETROLEUM
dc.subjectPETROLEUM REFINERIES
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectSPILLOVERS
dc.subjectSTATIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectTECHNICAL CHANGE
dc.subjectTERMS OF TRADE
dc.subjectTOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectTRADE AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectTRADE DIVERSION
dc.subjectTRADE NEGOTIATIONS
dc.subjectTRADE POLICY
dc.subjectTRADE VOLUME
dc.subjectVALUE ADDED
dc.subjectWHITE NOISE
dc.titleNorth-South Technology Diffusion, Regional Integration, and the Dynamics of the Natural Trading Partners Hypothesisen
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okr.crossref.titleNorth-South Technology Diffusion, Regional Integration, and the Dynamics of the “Natural Trading Partners” Hypothesis
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okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/10/5263709/north-south-technology-diffusion-regional-integration-dynamics-natural-trading-partners-hypothesis
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.globalpracticeWater
okr.guid786281468781803734
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3434
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000090341_20041103111303
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum5263709
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okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Trade and Regional Integration
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Free Trade
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Trade Policy
okr.topicWater Resources::Water and Industry
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicEarth Sciences and GIS
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.unitOff of Sr VP Dev Econ/Chief Econ (DECVP)
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