Criss-crossing globalization : uphill flows of skill-intensive goods and foreign direct investment (English)

This paper documents an unusual and possibly significant phenomenon: the export of skills, embodied in goods, services or capital from poorer to richer countries. The authors first present a set of stylized facts. Then, using a measure that combines the sophistication of a country’s exports with the average income level of destination countries, they show that the performance of a number of developing countries - notably China, Mexico and South Africa...

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Mattoo,Aaditya;

Subramanian,Arvind;
Document Date
2009/09/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS5047
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
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Disclosed
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Criss-crossing globalization : uphill flows of skill-intensive goods and foreign direct investment
Keywords
foreign direct investment data

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Mattoo,Aaditya; Subramanian,Arvind.

Criss-crossing globalization : uphill flows of skill-intensive goods and foreign direct investment (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5047 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/657691468147560737

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