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dc.contributor.author | Foster, Andrew D. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Rosenzweig, Mark R. | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-06-20T13:14:59Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2012-06-20T13:14:59Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2010 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10419/59155 | - |
dc.description.abstract | There is an emerging consensus among macro-economists that differences in technology across countries account for the major differences in per-capita GDP and the wages of workers with similar skills across countries. Accounting for differences in technology levels across countries thus can go a long way towards understanding global inequality. One mechanism by which poorer countries can catch up with richer countries is through technological diffusion, the adoption by low-income countries of the advanced technologies produced in high-income countries. In this survey, we examine recent micro studies that focus on understanding the adoption process. If technological diffusion is a major channel by which poor countries can develop, it must be the case that technology adoption is incomplete or the inputs associated with the technologies are under-utilized in poor, or slow-growing economies. Thus, obtaining a better understanding of the constraints on adoption is useful in understanding a major component of growth. | en |
dc.language.iso | eng | en |
dc.publisher | |aYale University, Economic Growth Center |cNew Haven, CT | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | |aCenter Discussion Paper |x984 | en |
dc.subject.jel | O10 | en |
dc.subject.jel | O13 | en |
dc.subject.jel | O33 | en |
dc.subject.ddc | 330 | en |
dc.subject.keyword | technology adoption review | en |
dc.subject.stw | Mikroökonomik | en |
dc.subject.stw | Technologietransfer | en |
dc.subject.stw | Lernprozess | en |
dc.subject.stw | Entwicklungsländer | en |
dc.title | Microeconomics of technology adoption | - |
dc.type | Working Paper | en |
dc.identifier.ppn | 635954990 | en |
dc.rights | http://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungen | en |
dc.identifier.repec | RePEc:egc:wpaper:984 | en |
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