In this paper we examine empirically the determinants of TFP growth in eleven OECD
countries at the industry level since 1970. We investigate the role of R&D in stimulating …

This paper analyses productivity growth in a panel of 14 United Kingdom manufacturing
industries since 1970. Innovation and technology transfer provide two potential sources of …

Therefore, we can think of innovation and technology transfer as two sources of productivity
growth. In this essay, I evaluate the role of these two sources of growth in explaining …

This paper provides an update of the paper'From R&D to Productivity Growth: Do the
Institutional Settings and the Source of Funds of R&D Matter?'(Guellec and van …

This study investigates the long-term effects of various types of R&D on multi-factor
productivity growth, which are the spillover effects of R&D activities. Econometric estimates …

That innovation and diffusion of technology drives long run productivity growth is by now
commonly accepted. The crucial question is: how? For instance, what is the role of own R&D …

Recent studies on productivity growth show how competition affects innovation and TFP
growth in OECD countries, but do not explicitly account for sectoral parameter heterogeneity …

Many writers have claimed that research and development (R&D) has two faces. In addition
to the conventional role of stimulating innovation, R&D enhances technology transfer …

This paper examines the empirical evidence on the impact of performed R&D and of R&D
embodied in intermediate and capital goods on productivity performance in 10 major OECD …

This paper assesses empirically whether R&D spillovers are important and whether they
originate from domestic or foreign activities. Data for eleven sectors are used to explain the …