Technological dynamics in asymmetric industries: R&D, spillovers and absorptive capacity
- The analysis we present is concerned with the technological dynamics within economic sectors. A simple model of the technological interaction between best-practice and below best-practice firms is used to identify the mechanism of catching-up and falling-behind. Here the spillover effects and the absorptive capacity of firms are of major importance. We test the model empirically applying OLS and non-linear least squares on firms'data from the German electronics and machinery sectors. We can show that the model's mechanism seems to be relevant for a technologically determined structural change in these sectors although considerable differences are detected.
| Author: | Uwe CantnerORCiDGND |
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| URN: | urn:nbn:de:bvb:384-opus4-211299 |
| Frontdoor URL | https://opus.bibliothek.uni-augsburg.de/opus4/21129 |
| Series (Serial Number): | Volkswirtschaftliche Diskussionsreihe (143) |
| Publisher: | Volkswirtschaftliches Institut, Universität Augsburg |
| Place of publication: | Augsburg |
| Type: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
| Year of first Publication: | 1995 |
| Publishing Institution: | Universität Augsburg |
| Release Date: | 2017/07/21 |
| Page Number: | 21 |
| Institutes: | Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät |
| Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre | |
| Schriftenreihen / Volkswirtschaftliche Diskussionsreihe | |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 3 Sozialwissenschaften / 33 Wirtschaft / 330 Wirtschaft |
| Journals: | Volkswirtschaftliche Diskussionsreihe |
| Licence (German): |  Deutsches Urheberrecht |
