Human capital and international knowledge spillovers in TFP growth of a sample of developing countries: an exploration of alternative approaches

2002 ◽  
Vol 34 (7) ◽  
pp. 831-841 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hans-Jürgen Engelbrecht
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Knowledge Spillovers ◽  
Tfp Growth ◽  
Alternative Approaches ◽  
International Knowledge ◽  
International Knowledge Spillovers

WHAT DRIVES IDEAS PRODUCTION ACROSS THE WORLD?

2013 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
James B. Ang ◽  
Jakob B. Madsen
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Endogenous Growth ◽  
Production Function ◽  
Knowledge Spillovers ◽  
Growth Models ◽  
Growth Theory ◽  
Endogenous Growth Theory ◽  
Asian Tiger ◽  
International Knowledge ◽  
Using Data

The ideas production function is at the heart of endogenous growth theory. Using data for Europe, its offshoots, and the Asian Tiger economies over the period from 1870 to 2010, this paper provides direct estimates of an ideas production function that explicitly distinguishes between the first- and second-generation endogenous growth models while allowing for human capital and international knowledge spillovers through various channels. The estimates show strong intertemporal and cross-country knowledge spillovers, provide robust support for Schumpeterian growth theory, and suggest that human capital and some channels of international knowledge spillover are influential for ideas production.

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