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Productivity Growth, Knowledge Flows and Spillovers

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Gustavo Crespi
Chiara Criscuolo
Jonathan Haskel
Matthew Slaughter

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This paper explores the role of knowledge flows and TFP growth by using direct survey data onknowledge flows linked to firm-level TFP growth data. Our knowledge flow data correspond to thekind of information flows often argued, especially by policy-makers, as important, such as within thefirm, or from suppliers, purchasers, universities and competitors. We examine three questions (a)What is the source of knowledge flows? (b) To what extent do such flows contribute to productivitygrowth? (c) Do such flows constitute a spillover flow of free knowledge? Our evidence show that themain sources of knowledge are competitors; suppliers; plants that belong to the same group anduniversities. We conclude that the main "free" information flow spillover is from competitors and thatmulti-national presence may be a proximate source of this spillover.

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Keywords: business services; structural change; economic growth; productivity;

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