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Cross-national knowledge transfer, absorptive capacity, and total factor productivity: the intermediary effect test of international technology spillover

Haichao Yu, Jianqing Zhang, Minqi Zhang, Fei Fan · 2021 · Technology Analysis and Strategic Management

Summary. Cross-national knowledge transfer improves total factor productivity across China's provinces by strengthening absorptive capacity through foreign direct investment, trade, and technology spillovers. Domestic infrastructure, R&D investment, human capital, and economic openness enhance a region's ability to absorb and use international knowledge. Import trade generates the strongest spillover effects linking knowledge transfer to productivity gains.

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Yu, H., Zhang, J., Zhang, M., & Fan, F.. (2021). Cross-national knowledge transfer, absorptive capacity, and total factor productivity: the intermediary effect test of international technology spillover. Technology Analysis and Strategic Management. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537325.2021.1915476

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DOI
10.1080/09537325.2021.1915476
Countries
China
Regions
Asia
Categories
innovation-theory, regional-innovation-systems, general-innovation
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2026-04-28