Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Series: Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers
Creation-Date: 2013-07-22
Number: 13-098/III
Author-Name: Chia-Lin Chang
Author-Workplace-Name: National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan
Author-Name: Michael McAleer
Author-Workplace-Name: Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain
Author-Name: Ju-Ting Tang
Author-Workplace-Name: National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan
Title: International Technology Diffusion  of Joint and Cross-border Patents
Abstract: With the advent of globalization, economic and financial interactions among countries have become widespread. Given technological advancements, the factors of production can no longer be considered to be just labor and capital. In the pursuit of economic growth, every country has sensibly invested in international cooperation, learning, innovation, technology diffusion and knowledge. In this paper, we use a panel data set of 40 countries from 1981 to 2008 and a negative binomial model, using a novel set of cross-border patents and joint patents as proxy variables for technology diffusion, in order to investigate such diffusion. The empirical results suggest that, if it is desired to shift from foreign to domestic technology, it is necessary to increase expenditure on R&D for business enterprises and higher education, exports and technology. If the focus is on increasing bilateral technology diffusion, it is necessary to increase expenditure on R&D for higher education and technology.
Classification-JEL: F14, F21, O30, O57
Keywords: International Technology Diffusion, Exports, Imports, Joint Patent, Cross-border Patent, R&D, Negative Binomial Panel Data
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