Determinants of technology transfer in developing economies : the case of Turkish manufacturing industries

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2009
Çetin, Can
Approaches on transfer of technology to developing countries within the development discourse are discussed in historical perspective and determinants of disembodied technology transfer of Turkish manufacturing industries are analyzed via enterprise-level data and microeconometric methods. While firm size, general skill level, export behaviour, capital intensity have significant effect of technology transfer decision of the firm, foreign ownership does not. Sectoral characteristics’ effects are also statistically significant.

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C. Çetin, “Determinants of technology transfer in developing economies : the case of Turkish manufacturing industries,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2009.