International technology diffusion and economic grwth: Explainingthe spillover benefits to developing countries

Structural Change and Economic Dynamics

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 437-451

  Seck, Abdoulaye ^a,b  

^a SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CHEIKH ANTA DIOP   (Senegal)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Non stationary panel; R D spillover; TFP

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC GROWTH; HUMAN CAPITAL; NORTH-SOUTH RELATIONS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SPILLOVER EFFECT; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION; TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY;

EID: 84870726702     PISSN: 0954349X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.strueco.2011.01.003     Document Type: Article

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