
- What best transfers knowledge?
- Kang, Byeongwoo
- Institute of Developing Economies
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What best transfers knowledge?
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Sub Title | Capital, goods, and innovative labor in East Asia |
Material Type | Article |
Author(English) |
Kang, Byeongwoo |
Publisher |
[Chiba, Japan] : Institute of Developing Economies |
Date | 2015-10 |
Series Title; No | IDE discussion paper / 538 |
Pages | 9 |
Subject Country | South Korea(Asia and Pacific) |
Language | English |
File Type | Link |
Subject | Economy < Trade Economy < Direct Investment |
Holding | Institute of Developing Economies |
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Abstract
This paper compares three knowledge carriers—trade, foreign direct investment (FDI), and inventors—as knowledge mediums, and investigates their effects on knowledge flow in East Asia from 1996 to 2010. Using patent citations as a proxy for knowledge flow, this paper shows that FDI and inventor mobility have positive effects on increasing patent citations in East Asia when the technological portfolios of two countries are less similar. While trade shows statistical significance, the effect is inconsistent according to the regression models.