Productivity Growth and International Competitiveness: Does Intangible Capital Matter?

The literature on intangible capital and productivity growth (mostly at the macro and sectoral level) and on the organisation of global value chains (mostly at the micro level) have remained two separate fields of investigation. In this paper, after briefly reviewing these two fields of analysis, we...

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Published in:Inter economics 2018-03, Vol.53 (2), p.58-62
Main Authors: Jona-Lasinio, Cécilia, Meliciani, Valentina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Capital
Competition
Consumer goods
Economic development
Economic growth
Economic Policy
Economics
Economics and Finance
European Integration
Forum
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
Information technology
Innovations
Investments
Knowledge economy
Labor Economics
Productivity
Social Policy
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Summary:The literature on intangible capital and productivity growth (mostly at the macro and sectoral level) and on the organisation of global value chains (mostly at the micro level) have remained two separate fields of investigation. In this paper, after briefly reviewing these two fields of analysis, we suggest some lines along which they can be fruitfully linked in order to establish the basic framework with which to investigate the synergies between in- tangible capital and participation in global value chains (GVCs) as drivers of productivity growth in modern economies.
ISSN:1613-964X
0020-5346
1613-964X
DOI:10.1007/s10272-018-0722-y