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Relative backwardness and technology catching up with scale effects

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  • Sung Jin Kang

    (Institute of Policy and Planning Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8573, Japan)

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Controlling for capital accumulation from per capita income growth, this paper shows robust scale effects on total factor productivity growth. The estimated speeds of technology catching up are around 2 percent per year. In addition, the empirical analysis confirms the catching up theory, in which the initial relative backwardness and policy variables conducive to technology adoption are statistically significant.

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  • Sung Jin Kang, 2002. "Relative backwardness and technology catching up with scale effects," Journal of Evolutionary Economics, Springer, vol. 12(4), pages 425-441.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:joevec:v:12:y:2002:i:4:p:425-441
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