Technology Sophistication across Establishments

• Tác giả: Diego A Comin
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 016.6 Bibliographies and catalogs of works on specific subjects or in specific disciplines
• Thông tin xuất bản: Washington, DC: World Bank, 2025
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 325023
• Chủ đề: 1. ECONOMIC GROWTH; 2. TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION; 3. TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS; 4. TECHNOLOGY AND PRODUCTIVITY

Tóm tắt

This paper examines technology sophistication in establishments. To comprehensively measure technology sophistication, a grid is created that covers key business functions and the technologies used to conduct them. Analyzing data from over 21,000 establishments in 15 countries, the authors find that the most widely used technology is usually not the most sophisticated available in the business function. There is significant variation in technology sophistication across and within countries, explaining 31% of productivity dispersion and over half of the agricultural productivity gap. The sophistication of widely used technologies is more relevant for productivity than the most advanced technologies. More sophisticated technologies are appropriate for both developed and developing countries.