Specialized technology suppliers, international spillovers and investment: evidence from the chemical industry

被引：38

作者：

Arora, A

Fosfuri, A

Gambardella, A

机构：

[1] Carnegie Mellon Univ, Heinz Sch Publ Policy & Management, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA

[2] Univ Carlos III Madrid, Madrid 28903, Spain

[3] CEPR, London EC1V 7RR, England

[4] Univ Pisa, St Anna Sch Adv Studies, I-56127 Pisa, Italy

来源：

JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS | 2001年 / 65卷 / 01期

关键词：

market for technology; specialization; technology supply; investment; chemical industry;

D O I：

10.1016/S0304-3878(01)00126-2

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

in this paper we study how the development of specialized upstream technology suppliers in leading countries improves technology access and lowers investment casts far downstream firms in follower countries. We test this idea using a novel database covering all investments in chemical plants in less developed countries (LDCs) during the 1980s. We find that investments in chemical plants in the LDCs are greater, the greater is the number of technology suppliers that operate in the first world, A major contribution of this paper is to identify an important but understudied mechanism through which technology is made available. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

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页码：31 / 54

页数：24