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| Title: | | Examining US productivity: Knowledge flows from industry and country sources  |
| Authors: | | Koch, William |
| Issue Date: | | 2008 |
| Series/Report no.: | | Working Papers, Santa Cruz Center for International Economics 08-19 |
| Abstract: | | This paper examines Total Factor Productivity (TFP) and knowledge flows, using international patent data. The result is a measure of technology that isolates sources of innovation and their contributions to domestic TFP. Within-industry innovation enhances domestic productivity, and domestic between industry innovations are productivity enhancing. However, foreign-sourced between-industry innovation has a negative effect on domestic productivity. This highlights the dual aspect of patents as a measure of innovation. However, when controlling for domestic market structure, foreign-owned firm employment, or imports, foreign-sourced knowledge flows have potentially positive effects on domestic TFP. Overall results are sensitive to sectors and country of origin. |
| Subjects: | | productivity patents innovation knowledge flows |
| JEL: | | F19 O3 O4 |
| Document Type: | | Working Paper |
| Appears in Collections: | | Working Papers, Santa Cruz Institute for International Economics, UC Santa Cruz
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