HIGH TECH AND PRODUCTIVITY - EVIDENCE FROM ISRAELI INDUSTRIAL FIRMS

被引:17
作者
BREGMAN, A
FUSS, M
REGEV, H
机构
[1] UNIV TORONTO,TORONTO M5S 1A1,ONTARIO,CANADA
[2] NATL BUR ECON RES,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02138
[3] ISRAEL CENT BUR STAT,JERUSALEM,ISRAEL
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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D O I
10.1016/0014-2921(91)90115-Y
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
The main purpose of this study is to characterize and analyze high technology industrial firms. A technology index is constructed and used to classify firms. The largest concentration of hightech firms is Israel is found in electronics and transport equipment industries, and the lowest in textiles and clothing. High-tech firms appear to be more productive, more export-oriented, pay higher wages, and earn higher rates of return than low-tech firms. The fact that high-tech firms in Israel are export-oriented is shown to be consistent with the international trade theories of comparative advantage and strategic rent-seeking. © 1991.
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页码:1199 / 1221
页数:23
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