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Identifying the key factors of growth in natural resource-driven countries. A look from the knowledge-based economy

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  • Romilio Labra
  • Juan Antonio Rock
  • Isabel Álvarez

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The effect of natural resources (NR) on growth has been a topic widely discussed in the economics literature. The evidence shows a predominant negative impact of this, but this can be neutralized if countries adopt a more knowledge-intensive industrial structure. This paper seeks to explore the key factors for growth in natural resource-driven countries under a knowledge economy perspective, providing new evidence that corroborates how a development path based on NR is plausible when some conditions are present. Performing cluster and panel data analyses, our findings reveal the essential role of openness and Foreign direct investment (FDI) to access foreign technologies as key driving factors. Meanwhile, the case of Chile confirms the importance of intangibles for a country's growth, and demonstrates that a weak innovation capability can become a serious blockage for sustained progress despite the successful advance in other dimensions.******El efecto de los recursos naturales en el progreso de los países ha sido ampliamente discutido en la literatura económica. Predomina un impacto negativo en el crecimiento, que puede ser neutralizado por medio de estrategias conducentes a una estructura y especialización industrial más intensiva en conocimiento. Este trabajo analiza los determinantes del crecimiento en países que han avanzado sin abandonar los recursos naturales como motor de su economía. Desde una perspectiva de economía del conocimiento, se presentan nuevas evidencias acerca de cómo una senda de desarrollo basado en los recursos naturales es posible si existen determinadas condiciones. Haciendo uso de técnicas de cluster y análisis de panel, el acceso a tecnologías foráneas a través de la apertura y la inversión extranjera directa (IED), resulta ser un elemento clave. Además, el estudio del caso de Chile confirma la importancia de los intangibles y la capacidad de innovación para evitar un bloqueo del progreso económico.

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  • Romilio Labra & Juan Antonio Rock & Isabel Álvarez, 2016. "Identifying the key factors of growth in natural resource-driven countries. A look from the knowledge-based economy," Revista ESPE - Ensayos Sobre Política Económica, Banco de la República, vol. 34(79), pages 78-89, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:col:000107:014434
    DOI: 10.1016/j.espe.2015.12.001
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    Keywords

    Innovation; Chile; Knowledge economy; Intangibles; Natural resources; FDI;
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    JEL classification:

    • O13 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Environment; Other Primary Products
    • O30 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - General
    • O33 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes

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