Gustavsson, Patrik () (Stockholm School of Economics and FIEF) Hansson, Pär () (Trade Union Institute for Economic Research) Lundberg, Lars (Trade Union Institute for Economic Research)
Abstract
The paper evaluates the impact of technology together with resource endowments and economies of scale on international competitiveness in OECD countries. Knowledge capital stocks are obtained by cumulating R&D expenditure. Results show that competitiveness is determined not only by the R&D activity of the representative firm, but also by the size of domestic industry as well as economy wide stocks of knowledge, indicating the presence of local externalities. Further results point to the importance of economies of scale in R&D internal to the firm and of investment for introduction of embodied technical progress. Finally, the R&D impact differs between high- and low-tech industries as well as among countries.
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Paper provided by Trade Union Institute for Economic Research in its series Working Paper Series with number
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Length: 30 pages Date of creation: 15 Sep 1996 Date of revision: Publication status: Published in European Economic Review, 1999, pages 1501-1530. Handle: RePEc:hhs:fiefwp:0138
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