Working Paper

Learning on the Quick and Cheap: Gains from Trade through Imported Expertise

Authors

  • Markusen
  • J.R.
  • Rutherford
  • T.F.
Publication Date

Gains from productivity and knowledge transmission arising from the presence of foreign firms has received a good deal of empirical attention, but micro-foundations for this mechanism are weak . Here we focus on production by foreign experts who may train

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JEL Classification
F13, F23

Key Words

  • imported expertise
  • learning
  • multinationals
  • transmission mechanism