Patent citations, technology diffusion, and international trade: evidence from Asian countries

In this paper, we examine international technology diffusion by using patent citations as a proxy for technology diffusion. We focus on some Asian economies, i.e., Korea, Taiwan, China and India, to investigate the relationship between technology diffusion and their trade experience with the U.S., J...

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Published inJournal of economics and finance Vol. 34; no. 4; pp. 365 - 390
Main Authors Haruna, Shoji, Jinji, Naoto, Zhang, Xingyuan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Boston Springer US 01.10.2010
Springer
Springer Nature B.V
SeriesJournal of Economics and Finance
Subjects
China
Correlation analysis
Economic development
Economics
Economics and Finance
Finance
Foreign investment
Global economy
Greenhouse effect
India
International Trade
Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics
Patent Citation
South Korea
Specialization
Studies
Taiwan
Technology Diffusion
Asia
International Trade
South Korea
O3
China
Taiwan
Patent Citation
L6
Technology Diffusion
F1
India
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Summary:In this paper, we examine international technology diffusion by using patent citations as a proxy for technology diffusion. We focus on some Asian economies, i.e., Korea, Taiwan, China and India, to investigate the relationship between technology diffusion and their trade experience with the U.S., Japan, and other G7 countries. Our empirical results reveal that trade specialization has a significant correlation with technology diffusion. Some policy implications are discussed.
ISSN:1055-0925
1938-9744
DOI:10.1007/s12197-009-9078-2