@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp3417,
            	author={Dowrick, Steve and Tani, Massimiliano},
            	title={International Business Visits and the Technology Frontier},
            	year={2008},
	month={Mar},
            	institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)},
            	address={Bonn},
            	type={IZA Discussion Paper},
            	number={3417},
            	url={https://www.iza.org/publications/dp3417},
	abstract={This paper studies the impact of international business trips on the stock of knowledge available to an economy. It develops a theoretical model to analyse the possible effects, and presents an empirical application using productivity data for a panel of twelve Australian industries during 1991/2-2005/6. Business trips emerge as a significant source of productivity growth. As the knowledge transferred through business visits is non-rival, both countries of origin and destination can gain from the human capital of travellers. As a result, even countries traditionally disadvantaged by geography, size, or level of economic development have the opportunity to access the latest technology and information to stimulate growth.},
	keywords={business trips;face-to-face meetings;international labour movements;growth;productivity},
            }