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Determinants of technology catch-up in MENA and SSA countries: a panel data analysis

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  • Francisco Serranito

    (Centre d'Economie de l'Université de Paris Nord (CEPN))

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This paper aims at testing the determinants of TFP in the case of a panel of African and Middle-East countries for the period 1970-2010. We get two main results. Firstly, the degree of openness of a country is the only variables that have a positive and robust effect on the TFP growth. Secondly, convergence is not an automatic phenomenon for all countries. The possibility of a convergence effect depends on the ability of countries to adopt foreign technology. The absorptive capacity depends on the stock of human capital and the degree of financial market development.

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  • Francisco Serranito, 2017. "Determinants of technology catch-up in MENA and SSA countries: a panel data analysis," CEPN Working Papers 2017-13, Centre d'Economie de l'Université de Paris Nord.
    • Handle: RePEc:upn:wpaper:2017-13
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    1. Georges Harb & Charbel Bassil, 2023. "TFP in the Manufacturing Sector: Long-Term Dynamics, Country and Regional Comparative Analysis," Economies, MDPI, vol. 11(2), pages 1-22, January.

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    Keywords

    Technology gap; Catching-up; Dynamic Panel Data; GMM estimation; Middle-East and North Africa; Sub-Saharan African countries;
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    JEL classification:

    • I2 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education
    • O1 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development
    • 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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