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dc.contributor.authorOnyeiwu, Steveen
dc.date.accessioned2011-03-30-
dc.date.accessioned2011-12-15T13:17:50Z-
dc.date.available2011-12-15T13:17:50Z-
dc.date.issued2011-
dc.identifier.isbn978-92-9230-382-2en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/54088-
dc.description.abstractThis paper reviews the innovative capabilities and absorptive capacities of African countries, and investigates whether they have played significant roles in the region's slow and episodic economic growth. Results from cross-country regressions covering 31 Sub-Saharan African countries suggest that growth in Africa is not simply a question of capital accumulation, fertility rates, aid dependency, and stable macroeconomic environment. It is also about strengthening the capacity of African countries to assimilate and effectively use knowledge and technology. Contrary to the views held by many analysts, the growth of African economies does not depend so much on their ability to innovate, but rather on their capacity to absorb and effectively use new technologies. Beyond technological issues, the paper confirms the stylized facts that the size of the government and political stability are important for the growth performance of African countries.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aThe United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) |cHelsinkien
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aWIDER Working Paper |x2011/19en
dc.subject.jelO33en
dc.subject.jelO43en
dc.subject.jelO55en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordgrowthen
dc.subject.keywordinnovationen
dc.subject.keywordabsorptive capacityen
dc.subject.keywordtechnologyen
dc.subject.keywordAfricaen
dc.subject.stwWirtschaftswachstumen
dc.subject.stwInnovationen
dc.subject.stwAbsorptionen
dc.subject.stwAfrikaen
dc.subject.stwAfrika südlich der Saharaen
dc.titleDoes lack of innovation and absorptive capacity retard economic growth in Africa?-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn655005129en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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