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Managerial Capital and Business R&D as Enablers of Productivity Convergence

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  • Dan Andrews

    (OECD)

  • Ben Westmore

    (OECD)

Abstract

This paper explores the role of managerial capital and business research and development (R&D) in fostering multifactor productivity (MFP) convergence in a panel of 42 countries. The OECD long-term growth model is augmented to show that, in addition to trade openness, an economy’s speed of convergence to its long-run steady state level of MFP is an increasing function of the quality of its managerial capital and the size of its domestic R&D sector. The economic importance of these two enabling factors are examined in the context of a scenario, whereby MFP growth at the technological frontier is ½ percentage point higher (than in the baseline projection) per annum until 2060. This exercise shows that some countries benefit significantly more from higher frontier growth than could be expected based on their trade openness alone. In turn, evidence on the policy determinants of managerial capital and business R&D is reviewed, which highlights the importance of structural reforms and carefully-designed innovation policies. Capital managérial et R-D des entreprises, moteurs de la convergence de la productivité Ce document analyse le rôle que jouent le capital managérial et les activités de recherche et de développement (R-D) menées par les entreprises pour renforcer la convergence de la productivité multifactorielle (PMF) dans un groupe de 42 pays. Le modèle de croissance à long terme de l’OCDE est élargi pour montrer que, outre l’ouverture aux échanges, la vitesse de convergence d’une économie vers son niveau de stabilité de la PMF à long terme est une fonction croissante de la qualité de son capital managérial et de la taille de son secteur national de la R-D. L’importance économique de ces deux facteurs déterminants est examinée dans le contexte d’un scénario dans lequel la croissance de la PMF à la frontière technologique est supérieure de ½ point de pourcentage (à celle retenue dans la projection de référence) par an jusqu’en 2060. Cet exercice montre que certains pays qui ont atteint la frontière bénéficient d’une croissance beaucoup plus forte que ce à quoi on pourrait s’attendre en se basant uniquement sur leur ouverture aux échanges. Cette étude examine ensuite les éléments de l’action publique qui déterminent le capital managérial et la R-D des entreprises, révélant l’importance des réformes structurelles et de politiques soigneusement conçues en faveur de l’innovation.

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  • Dan Andrews & Ben Westmore, 2014. "Managerial Capital and Business R&D as Enablers of Productivity Convergence," OECD Economics Department Working Papers 1137, OECD Publishing.
  • Handle: RePEc:oec:ecoaaa:1137-en
    DOI: 10.1787/5jxx3d441knr-en
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    1. Andreas Kappeler, 2015. "Estonia: Raising Productivity and Benefitting more from Openness," OECD Economics Department Working Papers 1215, OECD Publishing.
    2. Balázs Égert, 2016. "Regulation, Institutions, and Productivity: New Macroeconomic Evidence from OECD Countries," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 106(5), pages 109-113, May.
    3. Balázs Égert, 2017. "Aggregate multi-factor productivity: Measurement issues in OECD countries," OECD Economics Department Working Papers 1441, OECD Publishing.
    4. Balázs Egert, 2018. "Aggregate multi-factor productivity: measurement issues in OECD countries," Working Papers hal-04141781, HAL.
    5. Falilou Fall & Christine Lewis, 2017. "Fostering Productivity for Income Convergence in the Czech Republic," OECD Economics Department Working Papers 1362, OECD Publishing.
    6. Stefan Jestl, 2021. "Inheritance tax regimes: a comparison," Public Sector Economics, Institute of Public Finance, vol. 45(3), pages 363-385.
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    9. Isabelle Roland, 2018. "Unlocking SME productivity: review of recent evidence and implications for the UK’s industrial strategy," CEP Industrial Strategy 05, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE.
    10. Paul Conway, 2016. "Achieving New Zealand's productivity potential," Working Papers 2016/01, New Zealand Productivity Commission.
    11. Alessandro Saia & Dan Andrews & Silvia Albrizio, 2015. "Productivity Spillovers from the Global Frontier and Public Policy: Industry-Level Evidence," OECD Economics Department Working Papers 1238, OECD Publishing.

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    Keywords

    conditional convergence; convergence conditionnelle; croissance à long terme; long run growth; management; management; productivity; productivité; R&D; R-D;
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    JEL classification:

    • L20 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - General
    • O11 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
    • O30 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - General
    • O43 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - Institutions and Growth
    • O47 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - Empirical Studies of Economic Growth; Aggregate Productivity; Cross-Country Output Convergence

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