We examine the robustness of R&D and productivity relationship in a panel of 16 OECD countries. We control for fifteen … productivity determinants predicted by different theoretical models. Following the advances in non-stationary panel data … specifications making them universal drivers of productivity across nations. Most other determinants are also significant …

This paper provides an update of the paper 'From R&D to Productivity Growth: Do the Institutional Settings and the … the multifactor productivity growth of 17 major OECD countries from 1988 to 2006. The results confirm that business R …

sector, the public sector and foreign firms) on multifactor productivity growth of 16 countries from 1980 to 1998. The main … results show that the three sources of knowledge are significant determinants of long-term productivity growth. Further … evidence suggests that several factors determine the extent to which each source of knowledge contributes to productivity …