المجلة الجزائرية للتنمية الإقتصادية
Volume 7, Numéro 2, Pages 359-368
2020-12-29

Technological Capability And Growth: Evidence From Selected Arab Mena Countries

Authors : Sour Ouieme . Maliki Samir B. .

Abstract

The aim of this article is to examine the impact of technological capability on growth in 13 selected Arab Mena Countries measured by High-Technology Exports (current US$), Internet users (per 100 people), Patent application for non-residents, Patent application for residents, Research and development expenditure (% of GDP), Researchers in R&D (per million people), and Scientific and technical journal articles. We apply an unbalanced panel data regression technique with temporal fixed effects for the period 2000-2018. The results show that Research and development expenditure (% of GDP) is a driver of technological capacity and has an impact on economic growth.

Keywords

Technological capacity ; Growth ; Panel Data ; Arab MENA Countries