Technology and productivity the Korean way of learning and catching up - Lim, Youngil (MIT Press, 1999)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-224 and indexes
"In this book Youngil Lim explores the process by which the poverty-stricken agrarian economy of South Korea was transformed over the past three decades into a semi-industrial urban economy. The chief questions Lim addresses are: Where did South Korea's technological knowledge come from? What did the government and market do to nurture such rapid learning? Will a continuation of current policy enable South Korea to catch up with other OECD countries? What is the appropriate role of the National Research and Development Program within the framework of the National System of Innovation?"--Jacket
Indicators of technological capability and productivity growth -- Human capital accumulation and the role of universities -- Corporate organization as a learning institution -- National R & D and the government as a catalyst and institution designer -- Summary and conclusions -- App. A. Indicators of technological capabilities in South Korea -- App. B. Regression of total factor productivity function with R & D and education as determinants in South Korea -- App. C. Regression of wage function with education, age, and sex as determinants in South Korea