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Journal of Development Studies, Vol. 44, No. 1, 49–59, January 2008 North-South and South-South Trade-Related Technology Diffusion: How Important Are They in Improving TFP Growth? MAURICE SCHIFF* YANLING WANG** *International Trade Unit, World Bank, USA, **Carleton University, Canada Final version received May 2006 ABSTRACT This paper examines the impact on total factor productivity (TFP) growth in the South of North-South and South-South trade-related technology diffusion and of foreign direct investment (FDI). North-South and South-South trade-related research and develop- ment (RD) stocks are constructed based on industry-specific RD in the North, North-South and South-South trade patterns, and input-output relations in the South. The main findings are: 1. Both North-South and South-South trade-related RD have a positive impact on TFP growth in the South; 2. FDI has a positive, though smaller, impact on TFP growth; 3. The impact on TFP growth of trade-related technology diffusion increases with the level of education in the case of North-South trade but not in the case of South-South trade. I. Introduction This paper examines the impact of North-South and South-South trade as well as North-South foreign direct investment (FDI) on technology diffusion on industry- level productivity in the South. Its main contribution to the literature consists of the inclusion of South-South trade as an additional channel of technology diffusion in developing countries. The main findings are: i. the growth rate of total factor productivity (TFP) in the South increases with trade-related North-foreign research and development (RD) (and, thus, with openness to the North and with the North’s RD); ii. the growth rate of TFP increases with trade-related South-foreign RD (and, thus, with Correspondence Address: Maurice