Catching up to the technology frontier : the dichotomy between innovation and imitation
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posted on 2010-11-01, 00:00 authored by J Madsen, Md Rabiul Islam, J AngCatching up to the technology frontier : the dichotomy between innovation and imitation
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Canadian journal of economicsVolume
43Issue
4Pagination
1389 - 1411Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell PublishingLocation
Hoboken, N.J.ISSN
0008-4085eISSN
1540-5982Language
engNotes
Using data for 55 developing and developed countries, this research examines the roles of technology transfer, research intensity, educational attainment, and the ability to absorb foreign technology in explaining cross-country differences in productivity growth. The results show that innovation is an important factor for growth in OECD countries, whereas growth in developing countries is driven by imitation. Furthermore, the interaction between educational attainment and the distance to the frontier is a significant determinant of growth in the overall sample.Publication classification
C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2013, Wiley-Blackwell PublishingUsage metrics
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