Industrial Productivity Growth Linkages Between OECD Countries, 1970–90 |
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Authors: | Robert E. Evenson |
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Affiliation: | Economic Growth Center, Yale University , PO Box 208269, New Haven, CT, 06520–8269, USA E-mail: robert.evenson@yale.edu |
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Abstract: | Technology ‘spillovers’ are increasingly being recognized as sources of productivity growth. International ‘convergence’ in productivity levels has also been noted in recent studies. This paper reports a study of international total factor productivity (TFP) growth for 11 industrial sectors in seven OECD countries. Spillover variables are defined based on interindusty and international invention input–output (I(IO)) weights. These variables are tested against import-weighted variables. The study concludes that I(IO)-weighted R&D ‘spill-ins’ are important determinants of TFP growth and that convergence is dependent on domestic RBD. |
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Keywords: | Total factor productivity R& D spillovers input–output data OECD |
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