Affiliation:
1. ISTANBUL SABAHATTIN ZAIM UNIVERSITY
Abstract
This study examines embodied technology flows through intermediate good transactions between industries
in various economies and focuses on the ambiguity about their link to innovation. The model consists
of two equations measuring labor productivity and knowledge production, and knowledge production
is measured as the explanatory variable of productivity. We compare direct effect of embodied research
transfer on labor productivity through intermediate good transactions between industries and its indirect
effect via knowledge creation. We use input-output tables as a proximity mechanism for research capital
and utilize production function approach. Simultaneous equations results support the system we introduce,
indicating that both channels of embodied technology spillovers are significant. We observe that labor
productivity soars with direct and indirect utilization of technology transfer via knowledge production.
Publisher
M.U. Iktisadi ve Idari Bilimler Dergisi
Subject
General Earth and Planetary Sciences,General Environmental Science