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Economic Growth and Technological Change: An Evolutionary Interpretation

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  • Bart Verspagen

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This paper provides a perspective from evolutionary economic theory on recent growth differences in the OECD area. The empirical analysis contained in the paper offers a number of findings. First, the United States seems to be diverging from the other OECD countries, while the latter are still, by and large, converging to the OECD average. Second, the estimated model of evolutionary growth suggests that convergence based on the assimilation of foreign technology is becoming a more active process. R&D now seems to be crucial for catching-up and is no longer an activity that is unequivocally associated with moving the world technological frontier. Third, differences between countries in terms of pure technological competencies, i.e. patenting, have become more important in explaining growth differentials. These trends suggest that the absorption of foreign technology requires more active efforts, and that technological differences between countries translate more easily ... Croissance économique et changement technologique : Une interprétation évolutionniste Ce document fournit la perspective de théorie économique évolutionniste sur les différences récentes de croissance entre les pays de l’OCDE. L’analyse empirique menée dans le rapport offre un certain nombre de résultats. En premier lieu, les États-Unis semblent diverger des autres pays de l’OCDE, alors que ces derniers convergent, généralement, vers la moyenne de l’OCDE. Deuxièmement, le modèle évolutionniste de croissance estimé suggère que la convergence basée sur l’assimilation de la technologie étrangère devient un processus plus actif. La R-D semble maintenant être cruciale pour rattraper un retard et n’est plus une activité qui vise systématiquement à déplacer la frontière technologique du monde. Troisièmement, les différences entre les pays en termes de compétences technologiques pures, c’est-à-dire les dépôts de brevets, sont devenues plus importantes dans l’explication des différentiels de croissance. Ces tendances suggèrent que l’absorption de la technologie étrangère exige ...

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  • Bart Verspagen, 2001. "Economic Growth and Technological Change: An Evolutionary Interpretation," OECD Science, Technology and Industry Working Papers 2001/1, OECD Publishing.
  • Handle: RePEc:oec:stiaaa:2001/1-en
    DOI: 10.1787/703445834058
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