Technology and Epidemics /

Evidence from historical and epidemiological literatures show that epidemics tend to spread in the population according to a logistic pattern. We conjecture that the impact of new technologies on output follows a pattern of spread not unlike that of typical epidemics. After reaching a critical mass,...

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المؤلف الرئيسي: Chong, Alberto
مؤلفون آخرون: Zanforlin, Luisa
التنسيق: دورية
اللغة:English
منشور في: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1999.
سلاسل:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1999/125
الوصول للمادة أونلاين:Full text available on IMF
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520 3 |a Evidence from historical and epidemiological literatures show that epidemics tend to spread in the population according to a logistic pattern. We conjecture that the impact of new technologies on output follows a pattern of spread not unlike that of typical epidemics. After reaching a critical mass, rates of growth will accelerate until the marginal benefits of technology are fully utilized. We estimate spline functions using a GMM dynamic panel methodology for 79 countries. We use imports of machinery and equipment as a fraction of gross domestic product as a proxy for the process of technological adoption. Results confirm our hypothesis. 
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