A Theory of Defensive Skill-Biased Innovation and Globalization
A Theory of Defensive Skill-Biased Innovation and Globalization
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Nashville: American Economic Association
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English
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Nashville: American Economic Association
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This paper considers a dynamic model of innovations in which firms can endogenously bias the direction of technological change. Both in a North-North and North-South context, we show that, when globalization triggers an increased threat of technological leapfrogging or imitation, firms tend to respond to that threat by biasing the direction of thei...
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A Theory of Defensive Skill-Biased Innovation and Globalization
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_38482848
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_38482848
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0002-8282
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1944-7981
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10.1257/000282803322157052
