CLOSING THE TECHNOLOGY GAP UNDER PROTECTION

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: MIYAGIWA, K; OHNO, Y
• 署名单位: Oregon State University; Chinese University of Hong Kong
• 刊物名称: AMERICAN ECONOMIC REVIEW
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0002-8282
• 发表日期: 1995
• 页码: 755-770
• 关键词: North-South trade; INNOVATION; adoption; TARIFFS

摘要

This paper explores the linkage between protection and the speed with which a protected firm adopts new technology. Of primary importance here is the distinction between permanent and temporary protection on the one hand, and between tariffs and quotas on the other. We find that a permanent tariff speeds up adoption, but a permanent quota delays adoption unless the quota is highly restrictive. However, temporary protection (i.e., protection that remains effective until the firm adopts new technology) always delays the timing of technology adoption.