2 Apr
2012
2 Apr
'12
9:59 a.m.
Dear all,
Please join us for the Applied Statistics Workshop (Gov 3009) this
Wednesday, April 4 from 12.00 - 1.30 pm in CGIS Knafel Room 354. Dany
Bahar<http://scholar.harvard.edu/dbaharc/content/dany-bahar-0>-0>,
a Ph.D. Candidate in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, will give
a presentation entitled "International Knowledge Diffusion and the
Comparative Advantage of Nations". As always, a light lunch will be
provided.
Abstract:
In this paper we document that the probability that a
product is added to
a country's export basket is, on average, 65% larger if a neighboring
country is a successful exporter of that same product. We interpret our
result as evidence of international intra-industry knowledge diffusion. Our
results are consistent with the overall consensus in the literature on
technology spillovers: diffusion is stronger at shorter distances; is
weaker for more knowledge-intensive products; and has become faster over
time.
This is joint work with Ricardo Hausmann and Cesar Hidalgo.
An up-to-date schedule for the workshop is available at
http://www.iq.harvard.edu/events/node/1208.
Best,
Konstantin
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Konstantin Kashin
Ph.D. Student in Government
Harvard University
Mobile: 978-844-0538
E-mail: kkashin(a)fas.harvard.edu
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