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Innovation and Economic Development: Case of Tunisia

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  • Kaies Samet

    (Department of Economics, High Institute of Industrial Management of Sfax, Tunisia,)

  • Abdelkarim Yahyaoui

    (Department of Finance and Insurance, College of Business, University of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia,)

  • Ahlem Saidi

    (Department of Economics, Central University, Tunisia.)

  • Majid Ibrahim Al Saggaf

    (Department of Finance and Insurance, College of Business, University of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia,)

Abstract

This paper empirically inspects the link between innovation and economic development in Tunisia, both in a direct and indirect contribution of the research and development to the total factor productivity growth and therefore to the economic growth. At this level, we will carry out an empirical inquiry through using an endogenous growth model, covering the period 1970-2008. The results of estimation prove that contrarily to a developed country, Tunisia was not able to benefit from its own R&D capital stock in one part, neither from the R&D conducted in developed countries through international trade and foreign direct investment in another part, which do not seem to be a technology transfer vector in our country. This can be explained essentially by the weakness of the national absorptive capacities, which is itself ought to the inefficiency of the Tunisian educational systems. A significant investment in R&D combined with some brain gain could be adequate solutions for our country in terms of technology.

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  • Kaies Samet & Abdelkarim Yahyaoui & Ahlem Saidi & Majid Ibrahim Al Saggaf, 2019. "Innovation and Economic Development: Case of Tunisia," International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, Econjournals, vol. 9(5), pages 140-146.
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    Keywords

    R&D; Innovation; productivity; economic development; economic openness; foreign direct investment (FDI); absorptive capacity;
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    JEL classification:

    • C1 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General
    • F0 - International Economics - - General
    • 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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