Technological change is a determining factor in economic growth. Since the 1970s, Brazil has become an example in … promoting agricultural research. The result was total factor productivity (TFP) growth. What would be the impact of public … policies on productivity growth? The present study sought to break down some factors that influenced TFP, particularly in the …

face random and lumpy investment opportunities in R&D. High growth rates of innovations, possibly higher than the real rate … patent and trademark office that minimizes the legal uncertainty surrounding patents as collateral and maximizes the growth …

This paper quantifies the determinants of heterogeneity in R&D investment and its implications for growth. Using a … by small firms with high R&D intensity. We estimate a Schumpeterian growth model with heterogeneous firms, that differ … negative correlation between R&D intensity and firm size. A larger selection effect contribution to aggregate growth is found …

only successful in promoting a new type of firm that otherwise might not exist, but in transforming the sources of growth …

at least half of product innovation and growth comes from firms that never patent. We also find that market leaders use …

We examine the contributions of the telecommunications infrastructure to economic growth in the Asia-Pacific Economic … has a significant effect on economic growth in the APEC region and that the inclusion of country fixed effects is … important for obtaining a more reliable estimate of the growth effect. Moreover, the magnitude of the growth effect is inversely …

face random and lumpy investment opportunities in R&D. High growth rates of innovations, possibly higher than the real rate … patent and trademark office that minimizes the legal uncertainty surrounding patents as collateral and maximizes the growth …

Given the decline in growth momentum in the manufacturing sector in many OECD countries, the role of knowledge …-based capital has emerged as a key driver for sustained growth. While empirical studies on estimating knowledge spillovers have …. This paper therefore assesses the effect of spillovers in driving per capita output growth taking into account the role of …

, global growth is likely to slow and become increasingly dependent on knowledge and technology, while the economic costs of … years if underlying global trends relating to growth, trade, inequality and environmental pressures prevail. For example …