Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/57253 
Year of Publication: 
2011
Series/Report no.: 
DIW Discussion Papers No. 1150
Publisher: 
Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW), Berlin
Abstract: 
Using data for 14 OECD countries and 13 sectors for the period 1985-2004, this paper analyzes the significance of the linkage between channels of international knowledge spillovers and total factor productivity. We distinguish between domestic and international intra- and inter-sectoral spillover sources. Patent applications are exploited to estimate the contribution of technology transfer to industrial productivity. To account for technological distance, we weight foreign knowledge by bilateral technological proximity. By adopting estimation methods reflecting recent developments in the treatment of non-stationary panel data econometrics, we find that industry-specific knowledge both nationally and internationally mainly drives productivity in the respective sector.
Subjects: 
Knowledge Spillover
Total Factor Productivity
Manufacturing
Panel Cointegration
JEL: 
C23
L60
O30
O40
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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