Knowledge Capital, Endogenous Growth and Regional Disparities in Productivity: Multi-level Evidences from China.
This paper examines the role of knowledge capital in persistent regional productivity disparities in developing countries. The hypotheses are tested using regional and firm level longitudinal data from China. It is found that inequalities in knowledge creation and transfer, both inter-generational a...
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| description | This paper examines the role of knowledge capital in persistent regional productivity disparities in developing countries. The hypotheses are tested using regional and firm level longitudinal data from China. It is found that inequalities in knowledge creation and transfer, both inter-generational and international, played a significant role in increasing regional disparities in productivity. These inequalities are exacerbated by the accumulative nature of knowledge capital. All this leads to self-perpetuating cycles of success and failure, particularly compounded with asymmetric financial and human capital between different regions. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:dfeb09d1-33f6-4f69-a80e-f4e034b616f32022-03-27T09:42:52ZKnowledge Capital, Endogenous Growth and Regional Disparities in Productivity: Multi-level Evidences from China.Working paperhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_8042uuid:dfeb09d1-33f6-4f69-a80e-f4e034b616f3EnglishDepartment of Economics - ePrintsSLPTMD (Department of International Development, University of Oxford)2008Fu, XZhu, SGong, YThis paper examines the role of knowledge capital in persistent regional productivity disparities in developing countries. The hypotheses are tested using regional and firm level longitudinal data from China. It is found that inequalities in knowledge creation and transfer, both inter-generational and international, played a significant role in increasing regional disparities in productivity. These inequalities are exacerbated by the accumulative nature of knowledge capital. All this leads to self-perpetuating cycles of success and failure, particularly compounded with asymmetric financial and human capital between different regions. |
| spellingShingle | Fu, X Zhu, S Gong, Y Knowledge Capital, Endogenous Growth and Regional Disparities in Productivity: Multi-level Evidences from China. |
| title | Knowledge Capital, Endogenous Growth and Regional Disparities in Productivity: Multi-level Evidences from China. |
| title_full | Knowledge Capital, Endogenous Growth and Regional Disparities in Productivity: Multi-level Evidences from China. |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge Capital, Endogenous Growth and Regional Disparities in Productivity: Multi-level Evidences from China. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge Capital, Endogenous Growth and Regional Disparities in Productivity: Multi-level Evidences from China. |
| title_short | Knowledge Capital, Endogenous Growth and Regional Disparities in Productivity: Multi-level Evidences from China. |
| title_sort | knowledge capital endogenous growth and regional disparities in productivity multi level evidences from china |
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