Absorptive capacity and structural congruence: the binding constraints on the acquisition of technology--an analytical survey of the underlying issues
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Absorptive Capacity; Structural Congruence; Endogenous Growth; Total Factor Productivity; Computable General Equilibrium; Trade; Human Capital; Technology;All these keywords.
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- C6 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling
- F4 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance
- O3 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights
- O4 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity
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