Variety patterns in defense and health technological systems: evidence from international trade data

Autores
Vazquez, Roberto Dario
Año de publicación
2020
Idioma
inglés
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artículo
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In recent years, a debate on the technological sources of the next long wave of growth has emerged. In this context, some authors consider that health-related industries will be more likely to generate new technological systems than defense-related industries, which have entered a stage of technological maturity (Ruttan 2006; Steinbock 2014; among others). Based on evolutionary works, in this paper we state that technological systems are characterized by a high degree of technological relatedness, which is positively associated with the possibility of a system to generate variety through the recombination of knowledge from a common base. Following this statement, this work aims to analyze technological relatedness between defense (and health) technological system(s) and other groups of products to compare their variety patterns. Based on international trade data (a panel for 60 countries and 17 years), and different measures of proximity and relatedness (e.g. sectoral competitiveness of countries), we compare defense and health technological systems regarding their potential of generating related variety through two main methods: network analysis and econometrical analysis. The main results support Ruttan’s hypothesis. The network analysis shows the potential for both systems to generate related variety, but higher centrality indicators for health products. In line with that, competitiveness in health products presents a stronger correlation with competitiveness in other groups of products, both related and high and medium technology. This suggests that an improvement in countries’ competitiveness in health sectors can generate spillovers on other related sectors, which can strengthen structural competitiveness and sustain long-term growth.
Fil: Vazquez, Roberto Dario. Universidad Nacional de San Martín; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Materia
DEFENSE ECONOMICS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
HEALTH ECONOMICS
PRODUCT SPACE
RELATED VARIETY
TECHNOLOGICAL PARADIGMS
TECHNOLOGICAL SYSTEMS
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Variety patterns in defense and health technological systems: evidence from international trade data
title Variety patterns in defense and health technological systems: evidence from international trade data
spellingShingle Variety patterns in defense and health technological systems: evidence from international trade data
Vazquez, Roberto Dario
DEFENSE ECONOMICS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
HEALTH ECONOMICS
PRODUCT SPACE
RELATED VARIETY
TECHNOLOGICAL PARADIGMS
TECHNOLOGICAL SYSTEMS
title_short Variety patterns in defense and health technological systems: evidence from international trade data
title_full Variety patterns in defense and health technological systems: evidence from international trade data
title_fullStr Variety patterns in defense and health technological systems: evidence from international trade data
title_full_unstemmed Variety patterns in defense and health technological systems: evidence from international trade data
title_sort Variety patterns in defense and health technological systems: evidence from international trade data
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Vazquez, Roberto Dario
author Vazquez, Roberto Dario
author_facet Vazquez, Roberto Dario
author_role author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv DEFENSE ECONOMICS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
HEALTH ECONOMICS
PRODUCT SPACE
RELATED VARIETY
TECHNOLOGICAL PARADIGMS
TECHNOLOGICAL SYSTEMS
topic DEFENSE ECONOMICS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
HEALTH ECONOMICS
PRODUCT SPACE
RELATED VARIETY
TECHNOLOGICAL PARADIGMS
TECHNOLOGICAL SYSTEMS
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.2
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv In recent years, a debate on the technological sources of the next long wave of growth has emerged. In this context, some authors consider that health-related industries will be more likely to generate new technological systems than defense-related industries, which have entered a stage of technological maturity (Ruttan 2006; Steinbock 2014; among others). Based on evolutionary works, in this paper we state that technological systems are characterized by a high degree of technological relatedness, which is positively associated with the possibility of a system to generate variety through the recombination of knowledge from a common base. Following this statement, this work aims to analyze technological relatedness between defense (and health) technological system(s) and other groups of products to compare their variety patterns. Based on international trade data (a panel for 60 countries and 17 years), and different measures of proximity and relatedness (e.g. sectoral competitiveness of countries), we compare defense and health technological systems regarding their potential of generating related variety through two main methods: network analysis and econometrical analysis. The main results support Ruttan’s hypothesis. The network analysis shows the potential for both systems to generate related variety, but higher centrality indicators for health products. In line with that, competitiveness in health products presents a stronger correlation with competitiveness in other groups of products, both related and high and medium technology. This suggests that an improvement in countries’ competitiveness in health sectors can generate spillovers on other related sectors, which can strengthen structural competitiveness and sustain long-term growth.
Fil: Vazquez, Roberto Dario. Universidad Nacional de San Martín; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
description In recent years, a debate on the technological sources of the next long wave of growth has emerged. In this context, some authors consider that health-related industries will be more likely to generate new technological systems than defense-related industries, which have entered a stage of technological maturity (Ruttan 2006; Steinbock 2014; among others). Based on evolutionary works, in this paper we state that technological systems are characterized by a high degree of technological relatedness, which is positively associated with the possibility of a system to generate variety through the recombination of knowledge from a common base. Following this statement, this work aims to analyze technological relatedness between defense (and health) technological system(s) and other groups of products to compare their variety patterns. Based on international trade data (a panel for 60 countries and 17 years), and different measures of proximity and relatedness (e.g. sectoral competitiveness of countries), we compare defense and health technological systems regarding their potential of generating related variety through two main methods: network analysis and econometrical analysis. The main results support Ruttan’s hypothesis. The network analysis shows the potential for both systems to generate related variety, but higher centrality indicators for health products. In line with that, competitiveness in health products presents a stronger correlation with competitiveness in other groups of products, both related and high and medium technology. This suggests that an improvement in countries’ competitiveness in health sectors can generate spillovers on other related sectors, which can strengthen structural competitiveness and sustain long-term growth.
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