How good are trade and telephone call traffic in bridging income gaps and TFP gaps?

This paper empirically evaluates the relative importance of embodied vs. disembodied idea flows in explaining income gaps and total factor productivity (TFP) gaps. Trade is used as a measure of embodied idea flows and telephone call traffic a measure of disembodied flows. Since both trade and teleph...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of international economics 2004-12, Vol.64 (2), p.441-463
1. Verfasser:	Wong, Wei-Kang
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Economic analysis Economic geography Embodied and disembodied idea flows Income Income gaps International economics Telecommunications Telephone traffic TFP gaps Trade
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