Making returns on knowledge
Washington
THE April issue of the International Monetary Fund's World Economic Outlook included a chapter on how globalisation has helped technology leaders' knowledge spread faster.
Cross-border technological diffusion has not only contributed to rising domestic productivity levels in advanced and emerging economies, but also facilitated a partial reshaping of the innovation landscape. Some recipient countries have become significant new sources of research and development as well as patents.
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