Technology Gaps, Trade, and Income
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چکیده
This paper quantifies the contribution of technology gaps to international income inequality. I develop an endogenous growth model where cross-country differences in R&D efficiency and cross-industry innovation adoption opportunities together determine equilibrium gaps, trade patterns, Countries with higher are richer have comparative advantage more innovation-dependent industries. calibrate by country dependence industry using R&D, patent, bilateral data. Counterfactual analysis implies account for one-quarter one-third nominal wage variation within OECD. (JEL D21, D24, D31, F14, O31, O33, O47)
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The American Economic Review
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['2640-205X', '2640-2068']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.20201940