Open AccessOn productivity and technology diffusion in Nigeria
Author(s) -
Ndem Ndiyo
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
suid-afrikaanse tydskrif vir ekonomiese en bestuurswetenskappe/south african journal of economic and management sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2222-3436
pISSN - 1015-8812
DOI - 10.4102/sajems.v6i4.1525
Subject(s) - productivity , total factor productivity , argument (complex analysis) , technological change , economics , diffusion , production (economics) , industrial organization , economic growth , macroeconomics , biochemistry , chemistry , physics , thermodynamics
This study analyses the long-term trend in knowledge diffusion and productivity growth in Nigeria using a translog specification. The results indicate the need for technological upgrading and imply that policies designed to promote technological development should address the complementarities between different factors of production. The article, thus, provides some support for the argument that total factor productivity (TFP) is technological knowledge and can impact significantly on productivity in a developing econom