Relating the Knowledge Production Function to Total Factor Productivity: An Endogenous Growth Puzzle

Yasser Abdih and Frederick Joutz
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Yasser Abdih: International Monetary Fund
Frederick Joutz: International Monetary Fund

IMF Staff Papers, 2006, vol. 53, issue 2, pages 3

Abstract: The knowledge production function is central to research and development-based growth models. This paper empirically investigates the knowledge production function and intertemporal spillover effects using cointegration techniques. Timeseries evidence suggests there are two long-run cointegrating relationships. The first captures a long-run knowledge production function; the second captures a long-run positive relationship between total factor productivity (TFP) and the knowledge stock. The results indicate that strong intertemporal knowledge spillovers are present and that the long-run impact of the knowledge stock on TFP is small. This evidence is interpreted in light of existing theoretical and empirical evidence on endogenous growth. Copyright 2006, International Monetary Fund

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