Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/110433 
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Year of Publication: 
2010
Series/Report no.: 
Working Papers No. 100205
Publisher: 
Romanian Academy, National Institute for Economic Research, Bucharest
Abstract: 
This study analyses how the relative specialisation indexes of production and export for various categories of products are correlated with the technological level of a country expressed in RDI expenditures and number of patent applications to the EPO. We showed that the countries investing in research and achieve performance in innovation specialize in technology-intensive activities that benefit the national economy. Moreover, with regard to product differentiation (irrespective of industry), the countries produce and export high quality goods which embed significant RDI expenditures and human capital, benefiting from high export prices. Considering the classification of production by stages at production, their specialisation is achieved in goods having the highest value added, which also embed significant expenditures on RDI (components, accessories and capital goods).
Subjects: 
RDI
competitiveness
technological specialisation
JEL: 
O33
C21
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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