linkage between channels of international knowledge spillovers and total factor productivity. We distinguish between domestic … and international intra- and inter-sectoral spillover sources. Patent applications are exploited to estimate the … contribution of technology transfer to industrial productivity. To account for technological distance, we weight foreign knowledge …

We employ a recent empirical strategy to estimate country-specific and time-varying total factor productivity (TFP … of productivity in the manufacturing sector remained the prerogative of major developed countries. Thirdly, several … countries succeeded in climbing the ladder through outstanding productivity growth. Fourthly, despite a clear hierarchy in terms …