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8 - Sources of Knowledge Flow between Developed and Developing Countries

from Part II - Measuring Trade in Knowledge

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2022

Antony Taubman
Affiliation:
World Trade Organization
Jayashree Watal
Affiliation:
World Trade Organization
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Summary

This chapter provides a long-term view on the sources of knowledge flow between developed and developing nations. It relies on patent data to explore three potential sources: R&D collaboration, technology sourcing, and technology transfer. All three sources provide a very consistent message. First, knowledge flows with East Asia, particularly China, are occurring more frequently. Second, knowledge flows are increasingly concentred in information and communication technologies. Third, the United States & Canada had traditionally larger patenting activity with Asia than Europe, but the share of activity between Europe and Asia has been increasing in recent years. Fourth, larger patenting activity between the United States & Canada and Asia implies that the US–Canada region is more likely to benefit from reverse knowledge flows as China progresses towards becoming a technological leader.

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Trade in Knowledge
Intellectual Property, Trade and Development in a Transformed Global Economy
, pp. 265 - 292
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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