Technology, human capital and growth: Further evidence from threshold cointegration

Artikel

This paper assesses whether the linkages between R&D, human capital and productivity growth in a panel of EU manufacturing industries over the period 1980-2002 are affected by a critical level of human capital. To employ our data in an efficient manner, the study makes use of a dynamic threshold-based analysis, which determines endogenously the sample splitting procedure. The estimates indicate the presence of a threshold level based on the size-level of human capital. Countries with human capital levels above the threshold receive higher productivity growth benefits from higher R&D.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Journal: The Open Economics Journal ; ISSN: 1874-9194h ; Volume: 2 ; Year: 2009 ; Pages: 80-86 ; Sharjah: Bentham Open

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity: General ; Industry Studies: Manufacturing: General ; Single Equation Models; Single Variables: Panel Data Models; Spatio-temporal Models
• Subject: productivity growth ; R&D ; Human capital ; Threshold effects ; Manufacturing industries ; EU countries ; Panel data

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Apergis, Nicholas
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Bentham Open
• (where): Sharjah
• (when): 2009

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.2174/1874919400902010080
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/67415
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET