KNOWLEDGEFLOWS

Channels and Consequences of Knowledge Flows from Developed Economies to Central and Eastern Europe

Coordinatore	KOZEP-EUROPAI EGYETEM    more Spiacenti, non ci sono informazioni su questo coordinatore. Contattare Fabio per maggiori infomrazioni, grazie.
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Hungary [HU]
Totale costo	1˙313˙776 €
EC contributo	1˙313˙776 €
Programma	FP7-IDEAS-ERC Specific programme: "Ideas" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)
Code Call	ERC-2012-StG_20111124
Funding Scheme	ERC-SG
Anno di inizio	2012
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2012-12-01   -   2017-11-30

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	KOZEP-EUROPAI EGYETEM  Organization address address: Nador utca 9 city: BUDAPEST postcode: 1051 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Vanda Cognome: Mohacsi Email: send email Telefono: 3613273000 Fax: +36 1 328 3414	HU (BUDAPEST)	hostInstitution	1˙313˙776.00
2	KOZEP-EUROPAI EGYETEM  Organization address address: Nador utca 9 city: BUDAPEST postcode: 1051 contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Miklós Cognome: Koren Email: send email Telefono: 36705374124 Fax: 3613273232	HU (BUDAPEST)	hostInstitution	1˙313˙776.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'In this project, I study how economic development is shaped by cross-country knowledge flows via trade, foreign direct investment (FDI), and other channels. Using novel micro data for several Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries, I measure the quantitative importance of three channels: technical knowledge embodied in imported machinery, technical and organizational knowledge embodied in expatriate managers, and disembodied knowledge transfers taking place within multinational firms. I then analyze what impact foreign knowledge has on the firms and the workers of the host economy, and what are its implications for aggregate productivity and income inequality. The project relies on several existing databases for Hungary and Romania, which will be complemented with newly purchased, collected and compiled data. The outcome of the project will be seven research studies and a collection of firm-level data sets covering CEE countries, including a large cross-country firm survey on the local supplier linkages of multinational companies. My proposed project improves upon the state of the art in four ways. First, as a comprehensive study using novel micro data, it uncovers new facts about the relative importance of the channels of knowledge flows. Second, it improves the identification of causal effects relative to existing studies by exploiting the detailed micro data. Third, it uses the micro estimates to quantify the aggregate impact of foreign knowledge on the economy. Fourth, it discusses how foreign knowledge affects different firms and workers differently, and, more specifically, how it may contribute to income inequality. More broadly, the research findings help evaluate the relative efficacy of trade, FDI, and immigration policies in promoting economic growth and can inform theories about the channels and barriers of productivity convergence.'