Do Export and Technological Specialisation Patterns Co-evolve in Terms of Convergence

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dc.contributor.author	Laursen, Keld
dc.date.accessioned	2010-07-02
dc.date.accessioned	2010-07-02T08:42:23Z
dc.date.available	2010-07-02T08:42:23Z
dc.date.issued	2010-07-02
dc.identifier.isbn	8778730562
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8098
dc.description.abstract	Several researchers looking at the development of international export specialisation patterns have shown that there is a general tendency for OECD countries to de-specialise. This finding is in contrast to findings made by other authors, working on technological specialisation. These authors found increasing technological specialisation. The first aim of this paper is to investigate whether these contradictory findings are due to a !real world phenomenon, or whether the explanation is purely technical, by comparing the development of export specialisation to specialisation in terms of US patents, using the same methodology, and level of aggregation. The second aim is to analyse the extent to which countries and sectors display stable specialisation patterns over time, also both in terms of exports and in terms of technology. The paper confirms that the OECD countries did in general de-specialise in terms of export specialisation. The evidence is less conclusive with regard to technological specialisation, as the results are mixed in the sense that just about half of the countries tend to increase in terms of the level of specialisation, while the other half tend to engage in de-specialisation. In terms of country and sectoral stability of specialisation patterns, it can be concluded that both trade specialisation and technological specialisation patterns are path-dependent in the sense that all country and sectoral patterns are correlated between seven three year intervals, within the period in question. In comparison however, trade specialisation patters are more stable than are technological specialisation patterns.	en_US
dc.format.extent	27 s.	en_US
dc.language	eng	en_US
dc.publisher	Copenhagen Business School	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	DRUID;98-18
dc.subject.other	trade specialisation, technological specialisation, structural change	en_US
dc.title	Do Export and Technological Specialisation Patterns Co-evolve in Terms of Convergence	en_US
dc.type	wp	en_US
dc.accessionstatus	modt10jul02	en_US
dc.contributor.corporation	Copenhagen Business School. CBS	en_US
dc.contributor.department	Institut for Innovation og Organisationsøkonomi	en_US
dc.contributor.departmentshort	INO	en_US
dc.contributor.departmentuk	Department of Innovation and Organizational Economics	en_US
dc.contributor.departmentukshort	INO	en_US
dc.idnumber	8778730562	en_US
dc.publisher.city	København	en_US
dc.publisher.year	1998	en_US
dc.title.subtitle	Evidence From 19 OECD Countries, 1971-1991	en_US