Productivity growth, human capital, and technology spillovers: nonparametric evidence for EU regions

Badinger, Harald; Egger, Peter H.; v. Ehrlich, Maximilian (April 2013). Productivity growth, human capital, and technology spillovers: nonparametric evidence for EU regions (Unpublished) London : CEPR Discussion Papers: CEPR Discussion Papers

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This paper assesses the strength of productivity spillovers non-parametrically in a data-set of 12 industries and 231 NUTS2 regions in 17 European Union member countries between 1992 and 2006. It devotes particular attention to measuring catching up through spillovers depending on the technology gap of a unit to the industry leader and the local human capital endowment. We find evidence of a non-monotonic relationship between the technology gap to the leader as well as human capital and growth. Spillovers are strongest for units with a small technology gap to the leader and with abundant human capital.

Item Type:	Working Paper
Division/Institute:	03 Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences > Department of Economics 03 Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences > Department of Economics > Institute of Economics > Economic Policy and Regional Economics 03 Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences > Department of Economics > Institute of Economics 03 Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences > Department of Economics > Institute of Economics > Public Economics 11 Centers of Competence > Center for Regional Economic Development (CRED)
UniBE Contributor:	v. Ehrlich, Maximilian
Subjects:	300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 330 Economics
Publisher:	CEPR Discussion Papers
Language:	English
Submitter:	Melanie Moser
Date Deposited:	26 Apr 2017 10:19
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2022 15:03
Additional Information:	Programme Areas: International Trade and Regional Economics
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Absorptive capacity ; nonparametric estimation ; technology spillovers ; total factor productivity
JEL Classification:	C14, N10, N14, O33, O47, R11
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/96269