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Transfer of Technology to Developing Countries: Unilateral and Multilateral Policy Options

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dc.contributor.authorMaskus, Keith E.
dc.contributor.authorHoekman, Bernard M.
dc.contributor.authorSaggi, Kamal
dc.date.accessioned2013-06-25T18:32:05Z
dc.date.available2013-06-25T18:32:05Z
dc.date.issued2004-06
dc.description.abstractThe authors analyze national and international policy options to encourage the international transfer of technology, distinguishing between four major channels of such transfer: trade in products, trade in knowledge, foreign direct investment, and intra-national and international movement of people. They develop a typology of country types and appropriate policy rules of thumb as a guide to both national policymakers and rule making in the World Trade Organization, as policies should differentiate between countries. The authors also develop some rules of thumb for policy intervention. These include: 1) Liberal trade policies for all types of countries; 2) Temporary encouragement of foreign direct investment inflows for low-income countries; 3) Licensing for technical transformation and adaptive investments by local firms to apply technologies; 4) Policy options for source economies to encourage international transfer of technology to poor countries, including fiscal incentives, improvement of flows of public-domain technologies with appropriate subsidies, and price differentiation for exports of intellectual property products.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/06/4984702/transfer-technology-developing-countries-unilateral-multilateral-policy-options
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3332
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/14181
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, D.C.
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No.3332
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectTRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectPOPULATION MOBILITY
dc.subjectTRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectTRADE POLICIES
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS
dc.subjectFISCAL INCENTIVE POLICIES
dc.subjectINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ACCESS TO CAPITAL
dc.subjectADAPT TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectASYMMETRIC INFORMATION
dc.subjectBALANCE OF PAYMENTS
dc.subjectBIOTECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCAPITAL GOODS
dc.subjectCAPITAL MARKETS
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCONSUMERS
dc.subjectDEVELOPED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectE-COMMERCE
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC VALUE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectENGINEERING
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectEXTERNALITY
dc.subjectFOREIGN INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFOREIGN TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectGROWTH MODELS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectIMPERFECT COMPETITION
dc.subjectIMPORTS
dc.subjectINCENTIVE EFFECTS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCREASING RETURNS
dc.subjectINDUSTRIALIZATION
dc.subjectINEFFICIENCY
dc.subjectINFORMATION PROBLEMS
dc.subjectINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectINTERMEDIATE GOODS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectINVENTIONS
dc.subjectINVESTMENT INCENTIVES
dc.subjectKNOW-HOW
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLDCS
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectLOW INCOME
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectMARGINAL COST
dc.subjectMARKET FAILURES
dc.subjectMARKET POWER
dc.subjectMULTILATERAL TRADE
dc.subjectMULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectNEW PRODUCTS
dc.subjectNEW TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectNEW TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectOPEN MARKETS
dc.subjectPATENTS
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectPOLICY INSTRUMENTS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOSITIVE EXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectPOSITIVE SPILLOVERS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRODUCERS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION PROCESSES
dc.subjectPRODUCTION TECHNIQUES
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectPROGRAMS
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOODS
dc.subjectRECIPIENT COUNTRIES
dc.subjectRESEARCH CENTERS
dc.subjectROYALTIES
dc.subjectSPILLOVERS
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL INFORMATION
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY ADOPTION
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY MARKETS
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectTOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectTRADE BARRIERS
dc.subjectTRADE NEGOTIATIONS
dc.subjectTRADE POLICIES
dc.subjectTRANSACTIONS COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSITION ECONOMIES
dc.subjectUNIVERSITIES
dc.subjectVERTICAL TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectWTO
dc.titleTransfer of Technology to Developing Countries: Unilateral and Multilateral Policy Optionsen
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okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
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okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.topicHealth Economics and Finance
okr.topicInformation and Communication Technologies::ICT Policy and Strategies
okr.topicGeneral Technology
okr.topicHealth
okr.topicNutrition and Population
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