This paper explores technology upgrading of BRICS economies based on a three-pronged approach, which distinguishes between the intensity of technology upgrading, structural change and global interaction. We develop a statistical framework based on patent indicators to measure technological upgrading and apply it to BRICS economies in the period 1980–2015.
Tag: trends
Innovation capability, network embeddedness and economic performance
This paper explores the patterns of innovation and network embeddedness and their impact on economic performance at the firm level.
Forging Ahead
Welcome to the online resources platform of the doctoral dissertation “Forging Ahead: Technology Development & Emerging Economies”.