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Economic growth and innovation: an estimation of the innovation possibilities function

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  • Ediane Canci

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This article investigates the format of innovation possibilities function to the United States between 1950 and 2011. Is used the theoretical model of Kennedy (1964) for the estimation of econometric model. The database used was the United States Long Term – USLT organized by Dumenil and Lévy (1994). The results suggest that the innovation possibilities function is compatible with the description of technical progress happened during the analysis period and point the existence of a trade-off between the growth rates of labor productivity and capital to the United States in the period in study. JEL Classification: O47; O30; O11.

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  • Ediane Canci, 2021. "Economic growth and innovation: an estimation of the innovation possibilities function," Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Center of Political Economy, vol. 41(1), pages 155-175.
    • Handle: RePEc:ekm:repojs:v:41:y:2021:i:1:p:155-175:id:2125
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    Keywords

    Economic and development growth; technical progress; innovation;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • O47 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - Empirical Studies of Economic Growth; Aggregate Productivity; Cross-Country Output Convergence
    • O30 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - General
    • O11 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development

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