Obiettivo 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. Campo scientifico natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdatabasessocial sciencessociologysocial issuessocial inequalitiessocial scienceseconomics and businesseconomicsproduction economicsproductivitysocial sciencessociologydemographyhuman migrations Programma(i) 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) Argomento(i) ERC-SG-SH1 - ERC Starting Grant - Individuals, institutions and markets Invito a presentare proposte ERC-2012-StG_20111124 Vedi altri progetti per questo bando Meccanismo di finanziamento ERC-SG - ERC Starting Grant Istituzione ospitante KOZEP-EUROPAI EGYETEM Contributo UE € 1 313 776,00 Indirizzo NADOR UTCA 9 1051 Budapest Ungheria Mostra sulla mappa Regione Közép-Magyarország Budapest Budapest Tipo di attività Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Ricercatore principale Miklós Koren (Prof.) Contatto amministrativo Vanda Mohacsi (Ms.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato Beneficiari (1) Classifica in ordine alfabetico Classifica per Contributo UE Espandi tutto Riduci tutto KOZEP-EUROPAI EGYETEM Ungheria Contributo UE € 1 313 776,00 Indirizzo NADOR UTCA 9 1051 Budapest Mostra sulla mappa Regione Közép-Magyarország Budapest Budapest Tipo di attività Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Ricercatore principale Miklós Koren (Prof.) Contatto amministrativo Vanda Mohacsi (Ms.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato