Chapter 11: R & D, knowledge, economic growth and the transatlantic productivity gap
Raquel Ortega-Argilés
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Handbook Chapter
Published:
27 Dec 2013
Page Range:
271–302
Collection:
Economics 2013
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781782549000.00019
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This chapter reviews the available evidence regarding the role and relationship between research and development (R & D) and the performance of firms, sectors and industries, and nations. The broad range of evidence regarding these links is examined, and particular emphasis is placed on the role of new and general-purpose technological change. The chapter then proceeds to frame these discussions in the context of the issues arising from the emergence of the transatlantic productivity gap during the 1990s, a productivity gap which challenged much of the orthodox thinking regarding these relationships.

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Cover Handbook of Industry Studies and Economic Geography
Handbook of Industry Studies and Economic Geography
Edited by Frank Giarratani, Geoffrey J.D. Hewings, and Philip McCann
Handbook
Published:
27 Dec 2013
Print ISBN:
9781843769613
eISBN:
9781782549000
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781782549000
Pages:
512
Collection:
Economics 2013
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