Learning by Doing and Spillovers: Evidence from Firm-Level Panel Data

Salvador Barrios () and Eric Strobl ()

No 2002-09, Working Papers from FEDEA

Abstract: We extend the Bahk and Gort (1993) approach of testing for the impact of learning by doing (LBD) on firm productivity using data on a panel of Spanish manufacturing firms over the 1990-1998 period. While our results indicate evidence in support of the role of LBD, we show that this hinges on controlling for unobservable time invariant firm specific effects. Our results also suggest that spillovers from the accumulated experience within an industry can enhance firms' productivity, especially for established firms. Moreover, the level of embodied technology can improve the learning experience of some firms but only through firms' experience.

New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-ent
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (1)

Downloads: (external link)
https://documentos.fedea.net/pubs/dt/2002/dt-2002-09.pdf (application/pdf)

Related works:
Journal Article: Learning by Doing and Spillovers: Evidence from Firm-Level Panel Data (2004)
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:fda:fdaddt:2002-09

Access Statistics for this paper

More papers in Working Papers from FEDEA
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Carmen Arias ().