International technology transfer under potential threat of entry

Kabiraj, Tarun; Marjit, Sugata

doi:10.1016/0304-3878(93)90073-v

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“…While licensing its technology to a LDC firm, the innovator may also be able to use the quality of technology transferred as a strategic variable. This insight is at the heart of Kabiraj and Marjit (1993). They model the strategic interaction between a licensor and a licensee where the former is unable to prevent the latter from using the licensed technology to compete in third markets.…”

Section: The Entry Decision Of Multinational Firms and Incentives Formentioning

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Inflows of Foreign Technology and Indigenous Technological Development

Pack

Saggi

1997

Review Development Economics

109

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This paper explores the effects of inflows of foreign technology on technological development in developing countries. It evaluates the existing literature exploring this issue and indicates directions for further research. In particular, it is argued that the implications of the theory of foreign direct investment (the dominant channel of international technology transfer) for technological development have not been fully explored. Dynamic analyses of technology transfer that accommodate the salient features of developing countries have also begun to appear only recently. Further work along these lines is likely to yield rich dividends.

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Section: The Entry Decision Of Multinational Firms and Incentives Formentioning

confidence: 99%

Inflows of Foreign Technology and Indigenous Technological Development

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Saggi

1997

Review Development Economics

109

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“…Trade liberalization needs to be complemented by appropriate policy measures with respect to human capital and local R&D to deliver positive TT effects (Saggi, 2004). Restrictions to FDI can lower the quality of transferred technologies (Mansfield and Romeo, 1980;Kabiraj and Marjit, 1993;Javorcik and Spatareanu, 2008). On the other hand, FDI incentives are not always effective.…”

Section: Theoretical Framework: the Economics Of Technology Diffusionmentioning

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How to increase technology transfers to developing countries: a synthesis of the evidence

Pueyo¹,

Mendiluce

Naranjo³

et al. 2012

Climate Policy

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The existing United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has failed to deliver the rate of low-carbon technology transfer (TT) required to curb GHG emissions in developing countries. This failure has exposed the limitations of universalism and renewed interest in bilateral approaches to TT. Gaps are identified in the UNFCCC approach to climate change TT: missing links between international institutions and the national enabling environments that encourage private investment; a non-differentiated approach for (developing) country and technology characteristics; and a lack of clear measurements of the volume and effectiveness of TTs. Evidence from econometric literature and business experience on climate change TT is reviewed, so as to address the identified pitfalls of the UNFCCC process. Strengths and weaknesses of different methodological approaches are highlighted. International policy recommendations are offered aimed at improving the level of emission reductions achieved through TT.Keywords: business strategy; climate change; developing countries; economic models; technology transfer; UNFCCC La Convention cadre des Nations Unies sur le changement climatique (CCNUCC) actuelle a échoué en ce qui concerne le taux de transferí des technologies sobres en carbone requises pour réduire les emissions de gaz a effet de serré (GES) dans les pays en developpement. Cet échec a exposé les limites de l'universalisme et creé un regain d'intérét pour les approches bilaterales au transferí de technologies. Des failles ont été identifiées dans la demarche de la CCNUCC par rapport au transferí de technologies: liens manquants entre institutions internationales et circonstances nationales favorables a l'investissement privé; une approche non différenciée entre pays (en developpement) et les caracteristiques de latechnologie; et un manque de ciarte pour mesurer l'ampleur et l'effectivité des transferís de technologies. Les résullals de publicalions économélriques el d'expérience d'entreprises dans le transferí de technologies liées au changement climatique furent examines, de maniere a identifier et aborder les failles du processus de la CCNUCC. Les forces etfaiblesses de différentes methodologies furent mises en relief. Des recommandations de politique internationale sont faites dans le but d'augmenter le niveau de reduction d'émissions a atteindre grace au transferí de technologies.

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“…It is clear that the foreign investor brings in better technology or new products to the host country. There is a substantial literature, theoretical as well as empirical (for example, Kabiraj and Marjit (1993)) which argues that in the face of imperfect protection of patent rights and/or a threat of entry in other markets, the foreign investor may wish to retain control of joint ventures. What we are emphasising here is that in the presence of institutional distortions (i.e.…”

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Foreign Investment and the Role of Joint Ventures

Бролл

Marjit

2005

South African J Economics

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Foreign investment in developing countries and in economies in transition may be discouraged by fluctuations in the value of local currencies, particularly when risk sharing markets, such as currency future markets are missing. International joint ventures can be regarded as an institution for risk sharing. We demonstrate that a properly designed joint venture between the foreign firm and a local partner makes foreign investment more likely. Furthermore, foreign investment may be increased by a joint venture. Copyright 2005 Economic Society of South Africa.

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International technology transfer under potential threat of entry

Cited by 61 publications

References 9 publications

Inflows of Foreign Technology and Indigenous Technological Development

Inflows of Foreign Technology and Indigenous Technological Development

How to increase technology transfers to developing countries: a synthesis of the evidence

Foreign Investment and the Role of Joint Ventures

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