Do good institutions enhance the effect of technological spillovers on productivity? Comparative evidence from developed and transition economies

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 94, Issue , 2015, Pages 133-154

  Krammer, Sorin M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Foreign direct investment; Institutions; Productivity; R D; Technological spillovers; Trade

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; INVESTMENTS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PRODUCTIVITY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

ECONOMIC FREEDOM; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS; INSTITUTIONAL QUALITIES; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; TECHNOLOGICAL SPILLOVERS; TRANSITION COUNTRIES; TRANSITION ECONOMY; TWO CHANNEL;

ECONOMICS;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; PRODUCTIVITY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SPILLOVER EFFECT; TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY;

EID: 84955270359     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2014.09.002     Document Type: Article

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