Human capital and the diffusion of technology

Matteo Cervellati, Gerrit Meyerheim and Uwe Sunde

Economics Letters, 2023, vol. 226, issue C

Abstract: This research provides novel evidence that human capital affects the diffusion of technologies across countries. More human capital is associated with shorter adoption lags and greater intensity of use of new technologies, providing a link between education and economic backwardness.

Keywords: Technology diffusion; Human capital; Income divergence; Demographic development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O10 O31 O33 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2023.111108

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