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Just openness or technological spillovers? A note

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  • Sara Barcenilla
  • Carmen Lopez-Pueyo
  • Jaime Sanau

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The paper shows that the indexation bias may condition the results of empirical studies on international technological spillovers. It suggests a solution to this bias and shows how trade openness favours economic growth through its effects on the international diffusion of technology.

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  • Sara Barcenilla & Carmen Lopez-Pueyo & Jaime Sanau, 2007. "Just openness or technological spillovers? A note," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 15(2), pages 151-154.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:apeclt:v:15:y:2007:i:2:p:151-154
    DOI: 10.1080/13504850600748984
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