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_aSchiff, Maurice _eauthor |
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_a Wang, Yanling _eauthor |
| 245 | 0 | 0 | _aNorth-South Technology Diffusion, Regional Integration, and the Dynamics of the “Natural Trading Partners” Hypothesis |
| 260 | _c2007. | ||
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| 520 | _aBased on static analysis, a number of studies argue that forming a regional trade agreement (RTA) is more likely to raise welfare if member countries are ‘natural trading partners’, while other studies claim the opposite. This paper considers the argument from a dynamic viewpoint by examining the impact of trade with Japan, North America and the EU on technology diffusion and total factor productivity (TFP) in Jordan, Korea and Mexico. Using industry-level data, we show that (1) technology diffusion and productivity gains tend to be regional: Jordan, Korea, and Mexico tend to benefit mainly from trade with the EU, Japan, and North America respectively; and (2) the dynamic version of the ‘natural trading partners’ hypothesis seems to holdJEL Classification: F02, F13, F15, F43, O39 | ||
| 690 | _aNorth-South technology diffusion | ||
| 690 | _aKorea | ||
| 690 | _aregional integration | ||
| 690 | _aproductivity | ||
| 690 | _anatural trading partners | ||
| 690 | _aMexico | ||
| 786 | 0 | _nRevue d’économie du développement | 15 | 1 | 2007-08-01 | p. 67-85 | 1245-4060 | |
| 856 | 4 | 1 | _uhttps://shs.cairn.info/journal-revue-d-economie-du-developpement-2007-1-page-67?lang=en |
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