We introduce a growth model of technology diffusion and endogenous Total Factor Productivity (TFP) levels both at the … to bridge the gap between the theoretical and empirical studies of technology adoption and economic growth. We bridge … broadly consistent with the observed dynamics of both economic growth as well as of many different measures of technology …

We develop and estimate a model where technology diffusion depends on the level of productivity embodied in capital and … where this is, in turn, determined by two key mechanisms: the rate at which the quality embodied in new technology vintages … two effects are related to technology adoption decisions taken at two different levels. The capital goods suppliers%u2019 …

and technical assistance in the same period. We interpret this as supportive of the interpretation that technology …

extensive margins of technology adoption. At the aggregate level, our model is isomorphic to a neoclassical growth model. The … microeconomic underpinnings of growth come from technology adoption of firms, both at the extensive and the intensive margin. We use … variation in income per capita. …

This paper focuses on the bi-directional interaction between technology adoption and labor market conditions. We … evaluate whether the patterns conform to the predictions of a neoclassical model of endogenous technology adoption. Our … approach melds the literature on the effect of the relative supply of skilled labor on technology adoption to the often …

policies, such as mandating open-source technology, can make matters worse. …

Goldin and Katz's <i>The Race between Education and Technology</i> is a monumental achievement that supplies a unified …

that the costs are much larger in China than in India mainly because of China's higher income and older population. Rough …