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RESEARCH POLICY
卷 41, 期 1, 页码 13-23出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2011.05.028
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Public research investments; Public R&D; International trade; Heterogeneous firms; Basic research; Strategic trade policy
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We develop a general equilibrium model of international trade with heterogeneous firms, where countries can invest into basic research to improve their technological potential. These research investments tighten firm selection and raise the average productivity of firms in the market, thereby implying lower consumer prices and higher welfare. In an open economy there is also a strategic investment motive, since a higher technological potential gives domestic firms a competitive advantage in trade. Countries tend to over-invest due to this strategic motive. There are thus welfare gains from coordinating research investments. The over-investment problem turns to an under-investment problem if there are sufficiently strong cross-country spillovers of basic research investments. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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