Human Capital, Technology, and Specialization: A Comparison of Developed and Developing Countries

Munisamy Gopinath and Mukti P. Upadhyay
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Mukti P. Upadhyay: Department of Economics, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Illinois 61920, USA (e-mail: cfmpu@eiu.edu).

Journal of Economics, 2002, vol. 75, issue 2, 179 pages

Abstract: GDP GDP function framework, and apply it to panel data. We find that factor supplies and openness to trade are important factors influencing the structure of production, but we also uncover interesting differences in results across output sectors and groups of countries. In addition, we find evidence that Hicks-neutral technological differences do not affect specialization. Finally, our results on the effect of openness highlight the sources of conflicts between developed and developing countries in multilateral trade negotiations.

Keywords: Keywords: neoclassical trade; specialization; human capital; technological progress; openness; panel data.; JEL classification: F1; O3; O4. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002
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DOI: 10.1007/s007120200011

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