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Technological and knowledge diffusion link: An international perspective 1870–2019
Domingo Ribeiro-sorianoMarinko ŠKaresubject
Latin AmericansMiddle EastSociology and Political ScienceHigher educationbusiness.industry020209 energy05 social sciencesHealth technologyHuman Factors and Ergonomics02 engineering and technologyEducational attainmentEducationKnowledge spillover0502 economics and businessDevelopment economics0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineeringEconomicsTechnology diffusion Knowledge spillover Panel data Economic growth Technology wavesBusiness and International ManagementLaggingbusiness050203 business & managementPanel datadescription
Abstract Technology diffusion is a necessary but not sufficient condition for knowledge diffusion. Technological waves' impact on education differs across educational levels. We use data for 104 countries on technology diffusion and education from 1870 to 2019. We find six technology waves from 1870 to 2019 had a substantial and statistically significant educational attainment impact using fixed panel data modeling. The impact differs across time and regions, with the most noticeable impact in Advanced economies and Eastern Europe. Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, Middle East, and North Africa are catching up with lagging Sub-Saharan Africa. The transportation revolution increased the average years in primary and secondary education. Telecommunications affects college and graduates' schooling. IT waves show a focused impact on tertiary education, like the health technology revolution (health wave having a significant impact on secondary education). Steel production (oxygen blast furnaces) shows no knowledge spillover effect. The invention of electricity is the one to spark knowledge diffusion by increasing average primary schooling by 3.47 months (1930–1950).
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-01 |