The international transmission of knowledge through import spillovers, as a source of TFP growth, has received much attention in the literature. We investigate two additional direct channels through which R&D disseminates: the import of high-technology goods and the internationalization of...

The international transmission of knowledge through import spillovers, as a source of TFP growth, has received much attention in the literature. We investigate two additional direct channels through which R&D disseminates: the import of high-technology goods and the internationalization of...

Multinationale Unternehmen (MNU) forschen zunehmend auch im Ausland. Dies wird oft als Verlagerung von Forschung und Entwicklung (FuE) interpretiert und als Bedrohung des heimatlichen Innovationsstandorts angesehen. So hat der Präsident des Bundesverbandes der Deutschen Industrie (BDI) erst...