Trade and Innovation : Theory and evidence

Organized into four main parts, this volume examines the treatment of technology in international trade theory, emphasizing the development technology in theories of trade and including common features of empirical work relating differences in innovation to trade; the impact of innovation on inter-country trade; an analysis of the impact of technology on the international performance of firms; and the impact of innovation on trade at the level of the firm for a group of UK firms.--List of Tables vi (1) --Acknowledgements vii --PART I TECHNOLOGY AND TRADE THEORY 3 (46) --1 Introduction 3 (7) --2 The Treatment of Technology 10 (20) --3 Measuring the Impact of Technology 30 (19) --PART II TECHNOLOGY AND INTER-COUNTRY TRADE 49 (66) --4 Trade and Innovation in the European Union 49 (33) --5 The Impact of Innovation on Bilateral OECD Trade 82 (33) --PART III TECHNOLOGY AND THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE OF FIRMS 115 (44) --6 Innovation and Exports at the Firm Level 115 (44) --PART IV CONCLUSIONS 159 (12) --7 Conclusions and Policy Implications 159 (12) --References 171 (12) --Index 183Published version of EUI PhD thesis, 199