Konwergencja technologiczna a potencjał społeczno-technologiczny krajów unii europejskiej
Technological convergence and socio - technological capabilities in the european union countries

Summary/Abstract: There are presented results of several macro technology-gap models estimation to capture following ideas in the EU27 countries in years 1995-2009. First, TFP growth is determined by the strength of the domestic innovation process and the speed of imitation. Second, the sociotechnological capabilities of an economy determine to what extent it innovates and exploits imitation opportunities. Third, the three possible determinants of TFP growth, namely ICT, university educated-workers and regulatory barriers have been analyses as important drivers of productivity growth.

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