-1990. An empirical framework is used in which innovation and technology transfer provide two potential sources of productivity … productivity sector catch up quickly if they invest heavily in R&D. Findings provide evidence of R&D effects on both the rates of … of R&D and human capital is higher in countries that have lower levels of relative total factor productivity (TFP) and …

capacity'). In this paper we document that there has been convergence of TFP within a panel of industries across thirteen OECD … productivity growth …