Human capital and the diffusion of technology

被引:2
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作者
Cervellati, Matteo [1 ,2 ,3 ,6 ]
Meyerheim, Gerrit [4 ]
Sunde, Uwe [2 ,3 ,4 ,5 ]
机构
[1] Univ Bologna, Bologna, Italy
[2] CEPR London, London, England
[3] IZA Bonn, Bonn, Germany
[4] Univ Munich LMU, Geschwister Scholl Pl 1, D-80539 Munich, Germany
[5] CESifo, Munich, Germany
[6] Univ Bologna, Piazza Scaravilli 2, I-40126 Bologna, Italy
关键词
Technology diffusion; Human capital; Income divergence; Demographic development;
D O I
10.1016/j.econlet.2023.111108
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
This research provides novel evidence that human capital affects the diffusion of technologies across countries. More human capital is associated with shorter adoption lags and greater intensity of use of new technologies, providing a link between education and economic backwardness.(c) 2023 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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