Abstract
This paper explores the moderating effects of absorptive capacity on the role of technology transfer in explaining cross-country differences in national efficiency. We used data from 18 sub-Saharan Africa countries over the period 1970–2010 and adopted a stochastic frontier approach. The empirical results show that the coefficients of the interaction terms for measures of technology transfer (trade and machinery imports) and absorptive capacity (relative R&D) are negative and statistically significant. This suggests that absorptive capacity positively influences the degree to which technology transfer affects the efficiency of countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 162-174 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | African Development Review |
Volume | 30 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jun 2018 |