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100 _aSampson,Thomas
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245 _aTechnology gaps, trade, and income
260 _aThe American: Economic Reviews
300 _a113(2), Feb, 2023: p. 472-513
520 _aThis paper quantifies the contribution of technology gaps to international income inequality. I develop an endogenous growth model where cross-country differences in R&D efficiency and cross-industry differences in innovation and adoption opportunities together determine equilibrium technology gaps, trade patterns, and income inequality. Countries with higher R&D efficiency are richer and have comparative advantage in more innovation-dependent industries. I calibrate R&D efficiency by country and innovation dependence by industry using R&D, patent, and bilateral trade data. Counterfactual analysis implies technology gaps account for one-quarter to one-third of nominal wage variation within the OECD.- Reproduced
773 _aThe American: Economic Reviews
906 _aINCOME INEQUAILITY
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